Richard Neave
Richard Neave is a British expert in forensic facial reconstruction.
Neave became an expert in anatomical art and was on the staff of the Unit of Art in Medicine at the University of Manchester. He has used his skill in recreating faces from skulls in police forensic work and in producing images of historical figures. One of his reconstruction was of a prehistoric bog body known as Yde Girl. In 1998 a murder investigation resulted in a successful prosecution as a result of Neave’s work. Neave’s archaeological reconstructions include Philip II of Macedon and Midas In 2001.
This anatomical figure or "ecorche" is one of a limited edition of twelve that are being cast. This was the Marquette for a two meter tall figure erected on the Island of Zakinthos, in 2014 commemorating the life and work of Andreas Vesalius. It is loosely based on some of the "muscle men" illustrations in the Fabrica de Corpora Humanis of Andreas Vesalius. This maquette was slightly modified before being cast by most noticeably the addition of ears ( the "muscle men" in the Fabrica have no ears and neither does the monument).
Neave became an expert in anatomical art and was on the staff of the Unit of Art in Medicine at the University of Manchester. He has used his skill in recreating faces from skulls in police forensic work and in producing images of historical figures. One of his reconstruction was of a prehistoric bog body known as Yde Girl. In 1998 a murder investigation resulted in a successful prosecution as a result of Neave’s work. Neave’s archaeological reconstructions include Philip II of Macedon and Midas In 2001.
This anatomical figure or "ecorche" is one of a limited edition of twelve that are being cast. This was the Marquette for a two meter tall figure erected on the Island of Zakinthos, in 2014 commemorating the life and work of Andreas Vesalius. It is loosely based on some of the "muscle men" illustrations in the Fabrica de Corpora Humanis of Andreas Vesalius. This maquette was slightly modified before being cast by most noticeably the addition of ears ( the "muscle men" in the Fabrica have no ears and neither does the monument).