Items in this set deal with Vesalius's life after his early departure from the University of Paris, while he finished his degree in Louvain and then received his doctoral degree at the University of Padua.
Gravure Drawing of Teatro Anatomico, Padua, Private Collection—Though not there at the same time as Vesalius, the Teatro Anatomico was built shortly after he left Padua. One look at the theater and it is easy to see how serious the University of Padua took its study of anatomy and medical education. It exists to this day.
