[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-3952-EN":3},{"images":4,"title":13,"tags":14,"posted":15,"tile_image":6,"permalink":16,"published":17,"summary":18,"pk":19,"body":20,"news_id":21},[5,7,9,11],{"filename":6},"blog_3952_636891128733734588.jpg",{"filename":8},"blog_3952_636891128589972617.jpg",{"filename":10},"blog_3952_636891128850768473.jpg",{"filename":12},"blog_3952_636891128974101454.jpg","Heroes of the Microscope","#figure and people#painterly#portraits#books#naive#publishing#history#medicine#iratxe lópez de munáin#","2019-03-25T12:00:00#3952","\u002Fnews\u002F3952\u002Fheroes_of_the_microscope","2019-03-25T12:00:00","Spanish publishing house Next Door commission \u003Ca href=\"\u002FIratxeLopezdeMunain\">Iratxe López de Munáin\u003C\u002Fa> for portraits of historical heroes.","news","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">The theme of the publication is Heroes of the Microscope, with Iratxe's art illustrating the profiles of Rita Levi, Leuwenhoek, Pasteur and Ramon y Cajal. Each of these figures, prominent in their own medical professions made notable findings: Rita Levi was an Italian Nobel laureate, honoured for her work in neurobiology, Leuwenhoek was a Dutch businessman and scientist known as 'the Father of Microbiology' \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">and one of the first microscopists and microbiologists, Pasteur; a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist was renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization and finally Ramón y Cajal, a Spanish neuroscientist and pathologist, specializing in neuroanatomy, particularly the histology of the central nervous system.  The portraits are painted with a charm and respect using gouache and coloured pencils, giving a warm tactile feel.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",3952]