The nine figures depicted in this canvas are arranged in a pyramid formation, though only the title figure is wearing his hat and holding out a hand, which seems to be miming the contractions of fingers.
The nine figures depicted in this canvas are arranged in a pyramid formation, though only the title figure is wearing his hat and holding out a hand, which seems to be miming the contractions of fingers. Its artist would return to the theme of the group portrait thirty years after this work was completed in his 1662 piece, Syndics of the Cloth Guild, but that painting lacked the corpse that lies at the center of this work. For 10 points, identify this work commissioned by the seat of the surgeons' guild in Amsterdam, depicting its subject in the midst of teaching his colleagues about the human body, by Rembrandt.
The nine figures depicted in this canvas are arranged in a pyramid formation, though only the title figure is wearing his hat and holding out a hand, which seems to be miming the contractions of fingers.
The {Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp}