What’s believed to be Bach’s skeleton, photographed in 1895 by anatomist ... “We cannot judge exactly how relevant the span of the hand is for the art of a musician,” Otte says.

Increasing knowledge of human anatomy formed a bridge between science and art – new scientific awareness of bodily construction had a remarkable impact on artists’ ability to convey lifelike ...

which depicts a skeleton with a cigarette between its teeth, lends a casualness to death. The Dutch artist painted it as part of an anatomy exercise, and some experts think he was just having a ...