Anatomy Collection Exhibition at École des Beaux-Arts Traces Body Representation from Renaissance to 20th Century

The exhibition titled 'Figures du corps - une leçon d’anatomie aux Beaux-arts' took place at Galeries du quai 13 in Paris from October 21, 2008, to January 4, 2009, under the curation of Philippe Comar. It presented the anatomical collection of the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris, spanning from the Renaissance to the mid-20th century, featuring artists like Leonardo, Mascagni, Gautier-Dagoty, Dürer, and Géricault. The display illustrated the transition from humanism to Enlightenment thought, emphasizing the significance of photography in anatomy education, including studies by Charcot and Duchenne. After World War I, professors Meiger and Richer redirected their focus towards deformities, while the 1930s saw classical ideals merge with fascism, highlighted by Arno Breker's 1942 exhibition. The event underscored the importance of researching art school archives.