Fragonard's Grotesque Corpse Sculptures

In the 18th century, French anatomist Honore Fragonard took an unusual path into the art world by turning corpses into grotesque sculptures. He obtained bodies from various sources, embalming them using a mysterious method. Fragonard dissected and reassembled these bodies in eerie poses, sometimes combining human and animal parts, before meticulously painting blood vessels and varnishing them. He prepared around 700 such sculptures, with only 21 surviving, including a skeletal man riding a terrifying horse. Although rumors suggest the rider was his fiancée, they have been disproved, leaving the true motivation behind these nightmarish creations a mystery.