Curator Elizabeth Rudy takes us inside the galleries of our special exhibition "Dare To Know" to tell us the story of the image you have seen on the posters and ads for the exhibition, “Muscles of the Back,” Plate 14 from “Myologie complette en couleur et grandeur naturelle” (Complete Scientific Study of Muscles in Color and Life-Size) by Jacques-Fabien Gautier d’Agoty. She explains why it was chosen to represtent this fascinating show about the European Age of Enlightenment, on view at the Harvard Art Museums through January 15, 2023. #DareToKnow TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Explore the Special Exhibition "Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment": https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/dar... + Jacques-Fabien Gautier d’Agoty, “Muscles of the Back,” Plate 14 from “Myologie complette en couleur et grandeur naturelle” (Complete Scientific Study of Muscles in Color and Life-Size), by Joseph Guichard Duverney (Paris: Gautier, 1746). Color mezzotint. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Purchased with the SmithKline Beckman Corporation Fund, 1968, 1968-25-79n, TL42415.2. Image: Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Photo: Joseph Hu. https://hvrd.art/o/371404. SPEAKER: Elizabeth Rudy, Carl A Weyerhaeuser Curator of Prints, Harvard Art Museums. -- All images and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and this channel does not claim any right over them. Copyright Disclaimer: Any use of copyrighted content on this channel constitutes “fair use” pursuant to 17 U.S. Code § 107 as it is utilized for the purpose of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Thumbnail Image: Jacques-Fabien Gautier d’Agoty, “Muscles of the Back,” Plate 14 from “Myologie complette en couleur et grandeur naturelle” (Complete Scientific Study of Muscles in Color and Life-Size), by Joseph Guichard Duverney (Paris: Gautier, 1746). Color mezzotint. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1968-25-79n. Image: Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Photo: Joseph Hu. Video: Recorded December 1, 2022. Videographer: Tara Metal/Krystle Brown. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu. #onview #daretoknow #harvardartmuseums #enlightenment