It's Friday the 13th, so let's start with a spooky image.
Knowing about the structure and position of the skull helps make a portrait look solid.
Richer also wrote books on anatomy, most of which are still in print.
He was a leader in trying to understand the physiology of human movement.
He visited patients in mental hospitals, sketching the writhing subjects, and working with doctors to understand why people moved as they did.
He was a leader in trying to understand the physiology of human movement.
He visited patients in mental hospitals, sketching the writhing subjects, and working with doctors to understand why people moved as they did.
The art and neurology of Paul Richer
Images of his sculptures and drawings at Florence Academy blog
Books in print: Artistic Anatomy: The Great French Classic on Artistic Anatomy
and New Artistic Anatomy: Female Morphology
Books in print: Artistic Anatomy: The Great French Classic on Artistic Anatomy
and New Artistic Anatomy: Female Morphology
Thanks for this post. I am an occupational therapist by profession so this is interesting on many levels. This must be the physician Charcot-Marie Tooth disease is named after.
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