Anatomy, heresy and Shipwrecks 2nd October 1564, death of Flemish-Netherlandish physician and anatomist Andreas Vesalius, best known for his work ‘De humani corporis fabrica’ (On the Fabric of the Human Body), published in 1543, and cited as the foundation of modern anatomy. In 1564 Vesalius undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, the reason is unclear but a story spread by Emperor Charles V’s diplomat Hubert Languet the following year, claimed that Vesalius was condemned to death by the Inquisition for performing an autopsy on a Spanish aristocrat while the heart was beating, and went to the Holy Land to seek penance. Whatever the reason, Vesalius was shipwrecked in the Ionian Sea, on the island of Zakynthos, where he died on this day. As a young man Vesalius had been taught by Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker Gemma Frisius, who also taught the Welsh astronomer, astrologer and occult philosopher John Dee. All artwork shown is inspired by actual history, with original illustration, and is for sale on the website. See link in bio. #andreasvesalius #anatomy #johndee #hiddenhistory #macabrehistory #macabre #macabreart #macabreartist #macabreartwork #illustration #illustrationartists #illustrationart #illustrationartwork #steampunk #steampunkart #alchemy #occultism #history #weirdhistory #strangehistory #histology #historical #historicalillustration #interesting #alchemyart #occultart #historymystery https://www.instagram.com/p/CF7CX01ggvb/?igshid=j4qy7aaiyifa