Leonardo da Vinci, anatomist /
Martin Clayton and Ron Philo.
- 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 27 cm
"This publication accompanies the Royal Collection exhibition to be shown at The Queen's Gallery, 4 May-7 October 2012"--T.p. verso. "All of the drawings in this book, and indeed the great majority of Leonardo's surviving anatomical studies, are housed in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle"--P. [31].
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-253) and index.
The anatomical studies of Leonardo do Vinci -- Early anatomical and proportion studies -- Revival: The Battle of Anghiari -- The centenarian: Anatomical Manuscript B -- Neurology and the voice -- The bones and muscles: Anatomical Manuscript A -- The reproductive system -- Dogs, birds, oxen: The Villa Melzi studies -- The heart.
This exhibition is the largest ever of Leonardo da Vinci's studies of the human body. Leonardo has long been recognised as one of the great artists of the Renaissance, but he was also a pioneer in the understanding of human anatomy. He intended to publish his ground-breaking work in a treatise on anatomy, and had he done so his discoveries would have transformed European knowledge of the subject. But on Leonardo's death in 1519 the drawings remained a mass of undigested material among his private papers and their significance was effectively lost to the world for almost 400 years. Today they are among the Royal Collection's greatest treasures.
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