The Chest in Section (heart, lungs and diaphragm)
The Chest in Section (heart, lungs and diaphragm) (Johannes Sobotta · illus. K. Hajek & A. Schmitson) — Atlas der deskriptiven Anatomie des Menschen, 1920 · Johannes Sobotta, vol. II, leaf 140.
📦 Free shipping on every order, arriving in 4–9 business days with production included. Express ($14.90) at checkout arrives in 4–6 business days.
This print
Where it works
Sobotta's 1920 plate 13 cuts the trunk front to back: dark grey lungs, the red heart, brown liver, stomach and bowel below, between ribs in red and yellow. For a pulmonologist's office, with The Heart and Lungs in the Chest (pericardium opened), at 24×36 in a dark wood frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique anatomical plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- red, brown, grey, yellow
- Mood
- vivid, clinical
- Rooms
- home office, study or library, classroom
- Good gift for
- scientists, men, him, doctors & nurses
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. A slim black or dark wood frame with no mat (black sharpens an engraving, dark wood warms a colour plate), hung at eye level so the plate can be read.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
About this design
The Madten promise
The full-bleed edition
The same plate printed edge-to-edge, filling the whole sheet — bold and immersive.
