# The spellbinding art of human anatomy

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDMED 2015
- Speaker: Vanessa Ruiz
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, History, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/vanessa_ruiz_the_spellbinding_art_of_human_anatomy)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Vanessa Ruiz takes us on an illustrated journey of human anatomical art over the centuries, sharing captivating images that bring this visual science -- and the contemporary artists inspired by it -- to life. "Anatomical art has the power to reach far beyond the pages of a medical textbook," she says, "connecting our innermost selves with our bodies through art."

## Lectures

1. [The spellbinding art of human anatomy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/vanessa_ruiz_the_spellbinding_art_of_human_anatomy/b7cc9cf1a25c), 12 min (TED's player)