Anna Morandi Manzolini Her was self-portrait showing her dissecting a human brain was placed from 1776 in the anatomy museum of the Institute of Sciences in Palazzo Poggi alongside her wax bust of her husband Giovanni Manzolini. They were returned to the Poggi in 2000. – The title of Professor of Anatomy by the Institute of Bologna, 1756 – The added title of Modelatrice by the Institute of Bologna, 1760 – Honored by numerous heads of state – Emperor Joseph II of Austria bought one of her models and showed his appreciation of her skill and attainments – Catherine II of Russia invited
Anna Morandi Manzolini children. In 1755, her husband died, and she was left with very slender means of support. She received tempting offers from other universities, but she preferred to remain in her native city, Bologna. She closed a laborious and honored life in the city in 1774, at the age of 60 years. When her husband became ill with tuberculosis, she received special permission to lecture in his place. She became professor of anatomy upon his death in 1755. Knowledge of her talent in molding anatomical models spread throughout Europe and she was invited to the court of Catherine II of Russia