Born January 21~ Anna Morandi Manzolini

Anna Morandi Manzolini (January 21, 1714-July 9, 1774) was an Italian anatomist and sculptor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Morandi_Manzolini

Self Portrait by Anna Morandi
c.1750 / Wax / 35 2/5″x32 1/4″x26 3/4″ / University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Further reading:
https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/03/13/the-lady-anatomist/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lady-anatomist-who-brought-dead-bodies-light-180964165/
https://www.italianways.com/anna-morandi-manzolini-mother-artist-and-anatomopathologist/

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