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Heart in anatomy history, radiology, anthropology and art

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Marinkovic S., Lazic D., Kanjuh V., Valjarevic S., Tomic I., Aksic M., Starcevic A.

Folia Morphologica

2014

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Background: Anthropologic, artistic and medical significance of heart inspired us to undertake this multidisciplinary study. Materials and methods: Amongst the 24 obtained echocardiograms and phonograms, 1 was used for a Photoshop processing. In addition, over 20,000 artwork reproductions were examined in this study. Results: Artistic and symbolic presentation of heart started some 15,000 years ago. First heart models were made by the Egyptian and Olmec civilisations. Ancient cultures regarded heart as the seat of the soul, spirit and intelligence. First anatomical and artistic images of heart were created by Leonardo da Vinci in the 15th century, and first wax models by the Italian anatomists in the 17th century. Mediaeval religious symbolism of heart was replaced in the Renaissance and later on mainly by its role in the romantic love. Anatomical heart art continued in the 18th and 19th centuries through the works of Sénac, Cloquet, Hirschfeld and Bourgery. Some modern artists, such as Dalí, Kahlo, Rivera, Warhol, Ivanjicki, Vital, Kober and Mastrlova, created the anatomical heart images or sculptures, whereas some others, such as Duchamp, Klee, Miró, Matisse and Dine, presented heart symbol in their artworks. New radiologic technologies produce fine images of heart, some of which are similar to the works of modern artists. Conclusions: Heart biology and symbolism have had a tremendous influence on our culture, including art and medical sciences. New radiologic techniques and computer technology have produced such images of heart, which substantially improved diagnosis, but also enhanced the heart aesthetics. (Folia Morphol 2014; 73, 2: 103–112)

Brain and art: illustrations of the cerebral convolutions. A review

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Lazic D., Marinkovic S., Tomic I., Mitrovic D., Starcevic A., Milic I., Grujicic M., Markovic B.

Folia Morphologica

2014

tom 73

nr 3

Background: Aesthetics and functional significance of the cerebral cortical relief gave us the idea to find out how often the convolutions are presented in fine art, and in which techniques, conceptual meaning and pathophysiological aspect. Materials and methods: We examined 27,614 artworks created by 2,856 authors and presented in art literature, and in Google images search. Results: The cerebral gyri were shown in 0.85% of the artworks created by 2.35% of the authors. The concept of the brain was first mentioned in ancient Egypt some 3,700 years ago. The first artistic drawing of the convolutions was made by Leonardo da Vinci, and the first colour picture by an unknown Italian author. Rembrandt van Rijn was the first to paint the gyri. Dozens of modern authors, who are professional artists, medical experts or designers, presented the cerebral convolutions in drawings, paintings, digital works or sculptures, with various aesthetic, symbolic and metaphorical connotation. Some artistic compositions and natural forms show a gyral pattern. The convolutions, whose cortical layers enable the cognitive functions, can be affected by various disorders. Some artists suffered from those disorders, and some others presented them in their artworks. Conclusions: The cerebral convolutions or gyri, thanks to their extensive cortical mantle, are the specific morphological basis for the human mind, but also the structures with their own aesthetics. Contemporary authors relatively often depict or model the cerebral convolutions, either from the aesthetic or conceptual aspect. In this way, they make a connection between the neuroscience and fine art. (Folia Morphol 2014; 73, 3: 247–258)

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2 Folia Morphologica

2 Lazic D.

2 Marinkovic S.

2 Starcevic A.

2 Tomic I.

1 Aksic M.

1 Grujicic M.

1 Kanjuh V.

1 Markovic B.

1 Milic I.

1 Mitrovic D.

1 Valjarevic S.

2 2014

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Heart in anatomy history, radiology, anthropology and art

Brain and art: illustrations of the cerebral convolutions. A review