The quick and the dead cover

The quick and the dead

by Deanna Petherbridge

"The Quick and the Dead, Artists and Anatomy explores the imagery of anatomical illustration, ranging from the macabre to the fantastical and from exquisite fine drawings to extraordinary prints of self-flaying bodies. Such work is rarely seen outside scholarly circles."--BOOK JACKET. "The Quick and the Dead focuses on around 90 artists, including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Albrecht Durer, William Hogarth, George Stubbs, Theodore Gericault, Kiki Smith, Joel-Peter Witkin and Cindy Sherman, and includes essays by Deanna Petherbridge and Ludmilla Jordanova."--Jacket.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?