CreatorSienese craftsman on drawings by Jacopo Bartolommei, professor of obstetrics in Siena University

Place of OriginSiena, Italy

Datec. 1760

DescriptionSurviving items of the original collection of 44 obstetrician models that Jacopo Bartolomei prepared, following the example of Giovan Antonio Galli in Bologna University. The models were used in teaching both for midwives and physicians, the only people permitted to use forceps.

TagsObstetrics; History of medecine; Teaching materials

Dimensions50-110 x 100-205 x 150-270

Material/Mediumpainted terracotta

Image LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 3.0

Image Rights Holder© University of Siena

Photographic CreditsCentro servizi CUTVAP - Università di Siena

Metadata RightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0