An Anatomy Lesson after Rembrandt is a happening from 1968-1971 which showed how the great potential of a painted masterpiece can be activated in a dialogue between contemporary art and tradition.

The class began playfully enough, with instructor Jennifer Hellier kneading a ball of light brown clay and rolling it between the palms of her hands. But then, as she and four college students ...

While instructing medical students in anatomy, the great Renaissance physician Andreus Vesalius was in the habit of sketching muscles and nerves on the dissecting table. Like his forebears, he ...