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ca. 1900, [trick tintype portrait of Cornelius C. Kenney holding his own decapitated head], Cornelius C. Kenney
via Harvard University, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8x618uE2x1qa51rdo1_500.jpg)
ca. 1900, [trick tintype portrait of Cornelius C. Kenney holding his own decapitated head], Cornelius C. Kenney
via Harvard University, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute
Juan Gatti is known as a commercial photographer and graphic designer, but he also created 25 collages that mix human anatomy with exotic flora and fauna. The pieces shown above are from his ‘de ciencias naturales’ collection, which was displayed last year in a Madrid gallery.
(All images by Juan Gatti)
VENUS - Fernando Vicente
Anatomical Quilling by Lisa Nilsson
In 1847, a doctor performed an amputation in 25 seconds, operating so quickly that he accidentally amputated his assistant's fingers as well. Both later died of sepsis, and a spectator reportedly died of shock, resulting in the only known procedure with a 300% mortality rate.
(Source: reddit.com)
F. Newberry & Sons Effervescent Brain Salt
Joaquim Pla Janini - Dissection class, 1901
