[CYANOTYPE]. Three-quarter length cyanotype of a human body. Early 20th century. 35¼ x 13 inches, framed (unexamined out of frame).
[CYANOTYPE]. Three-quarter length cyanotype of a human body. Early 20th century. 35¼ x 13 inches, framed (unexamined out of frame).

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[CYANOTYPE]. Three-quarter length cyanotype of a human body. Early 20th century. 35¼ x 13 inches, framed (unexamined out of frame).

The original purpose of this image is unknown. However, the aesthetic value of images like it was evident to contemporary artists like Robert Rauschenberg who incorporated X-ray images in their work. Whatever the imaging modality--from drawing to photography, to X-ray, to electronic --artists find a way to layer their creativity over views of the human body.