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
Anatomical fugitive sheet Anatomical fugitive sheet Anatomical fugitive sheets are illustrations of the human body specially created to display internal organs and structures. Hinged flaps enable the viewer to see a body as if in various stages of dissection. They appeared for the first time in the 16th century and became popular as instructional aids. The parts were labelled, making it easier for lay students to understand the workings of the human body. The earliest known examples of these sheets were published in Strasbourg by the engraver and printer Heinrich Vogtherr in 1538, and probably existed in great numbers although very few have