Date of Award
Fall 1-3-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Tara Zanardi
Second Advisor
Susanna Cole
Academic Program Adviser
Lynda Klich
Abstract
Eighteenth-century Bologna is well known for its body of accurate and precise wax anatomical models. However, wax was also used for non-scientific purposes: for portraiture and religious artworks. This paper sets forth an argument to explain the scholarly neglect of enlightenment Bolognese waxworks that did not depict anatomized human bodies.
Recommended Citation
Pou, Kristen, "Body of Work: Wax as Medium in Art and Science in Enlightenment Bologna" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1292
