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The anatomical Venus

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    Morbid Anatomy presents the anatomical Venus

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Beneath the original Venetian glass and rosewood case at La Specola in Florence lies Clemente Susini's Anatomical Venus (c. 1790), a perfect object whose luxuriously bizarre existence challenges belief. This title reveals the evolution of the enigmatic sculptures from wax effigy to fetish figure and the embodiment of the uncanny.

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    London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, ©2016

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    9780500252185

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