Anatomical studies (structures in transparency)
Leonardo da Vinci
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Date
1510Description
"The mechanical geography of man also offers striking analogies with the "mechanical elements" in terms of the role played by drawing. The complexity of the subject impelled Leonardo to perfect the remarkable gifts as a technical draughtsman that he had displayed in the mechanical drawings. The number of views is increased, exploded views are continually used, techniques of penetrating structures are refined. Finally, in the present drawing Leonardo on a single sheet produced drawings of successive strata of the organs he was dissecting, starting from the bare bones and ending with the skin." ("Leonardo da Vinci: Engineer and Architect", p. 106) full view
Type of Work
SketchSubject
Human body, Drawing, Italian, Drawing --16th century, Anatomy, Artistic, Manuscripts, Italian, Manuscripts, Renaissance
Rights
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In the Public Domain; no use restrictions
Item is Part of
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