Crisóstomo Martínez (1638–1694) was a Spanish painter, engraver, anatomist and microscopist from

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, known for his atlas of

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. His work has been ascribed to the Spanish intellectual movement called "''Novator''" which refers to the beginnings of the scientific revolution in the

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in the late seventeenth century. The most innovative aspect of his work was an interest in embryology and microscopy, which he applied to the study of "fresh"

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Bibliography

* GARCÍA MARTÍNEZ, S. "La cátedra valenciana de anatomía durante el último tercio del siglo XVII", en: ''Actas del III Congreso Nacional de HIstoria de la Medicina'', Valencia, 1969, Vol II, pp. 167–185. * * LÓPEZ PIÑERO, José María, ''El Atlas Anatómico de Crisóstomo Martínez'', Valencia, Ayuntamiento de Valencia, 3ªed. 2001. * LÓPEZ TERRADA, M.J. y JEREZ MOLINER, F. «El "atlas anatómico" de Crisóstomo Martínez como ejemplo de "Vanitas"», ''Boletín del Museo e Instituto Camón Aznar'', 1994, 56:5-34 * * VELASCO MORGADO, Raúl, "Aportaciones al conocimiento de Crisóstomo Martínez y su "atlas de anatomía", ''Asclepio'', 212; 64(1): 189-212. 1638 births 1694 deaths Painters from the Valencian Community Histologists 17th-century engravers {{spain-scientist-stub