Leonardo da Vinci, anatomist / Martin Clayton and Ron Philo.
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Royal Collection Publications,
2012.
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | "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]. |
| Physical Description: | 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-253) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1905686390 9781905686391 |