Anatomical Theatres of the University of Pisa.

This article is dedicated to the anatomical theaters of the University of Pisa. The long tradition of anatomical studies began with the presence in Pisa of the famous anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), upon the invitation of Cosimo I de’ Medici. Vesalius, considered the father of modern anatomy and author of De Humani Corporis Fabrica, revolutionized the approach to the study of the human body. It is precisely with Vesalius's presence that we have the first documentation of a university anatomical theater. With the development of surgery and the increased number of students, the theater was moved to the hospital at the end of the eighteenth century, undergoing many changes and restorations over time. When it later became inadequate, a new theater was set up in the Medical School, built in 1874. Unfortunately, no anatomical theater has survived to this day.