ABSTRACT
The shape of the human body is very attractive for a medical illustrator.
Studies of the muscular relief were one of the main interests of the artists of the Renaissance. It can be said that one of the motivations for dissection during this period was to understand how the muscles contribute to the shape of the body. The following drawings of Léon Dorn, particularly the first one, recall the ‘écorché of Vésale’. The difference is that Vésale’s man seems to be very anxious while Dorn’s has a relaxed (modern) attitude.
