Tabulae Anatomicae

Eustachi (ca. 1500-1574), a contemporary and rival of Andreas Vesalius, left 47 copper anatomical engravings unpublished at his death. These plates were rediscovered in the Vatican 140 years later and finally published in 1714. Eustachi considered Vesalius overly critical of the Greek anatomist Galen (129-ca. 200), but he is credited for accurately describing the adrenal glands and Eustachian tube. The distinctive style of the artwork, which was prepared with the help of artist Pier Matteo Pini, sought to depict the subject from multiple angles on a single plate. This approach encouraged the viewer to conceive of the three-dimensionality of the brain in a single glance.