Dertien aangezichten van onderdelen van een konijnenschedel before 1874

Here we see an illustration by Bernhard von Gudden, titled "Thirteen Views of Parts of a Rabbit Skull." The stark contrast between the dark background and the bleached white of the bones creates a strong visual impact. The arrangement of the skull fragments and bone segments is presented in a grid-like format, evoking the detached and clinical gaze of scientific documentation. The image destabilizes our common perception of the organic form of a rabbit skull into deconstructed parts. Von Gudden’s approach allows us to consider the skull not as a unified object, but as a collection of individual pieces, each with its own unique structure and form. This dissection challenges fixed meanings, offering new ways of thinking about anatomy and representation. The semiotic system of signs within the image allows us to decode visual components through cultural codes and scientific observation.