The anatomical studies of Leonardo Da Vinci.

Information of Leonardo

- Date of Birth: 15/04/1452- Date of Death: 05/02/1519- He was a Renaissance man, working in different

fields: anatomist, architect, artist, botanist, scientist, writer, sculptor, philosopher, engineer, inventor, musician, poet and town planner.

- Famous paintings: The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

- As an engineer and inventor he made a helicopter, a tank, a submarine ...

More information about Leonardo.

• His first important work was in Milan.• He also worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice.• He also did works in France and he died there.

The cardiovascular system.

An anatomical study of the main organs and the arterial system of a female torso.

Large drawing of an embryo within a human uterus with a cow's placenta.

Comparing the foetus

"All seeds have an umbilical cord which is broken when the seed is ripe," wrote Leonardo. "Likewise they have a uterus and membranes, as herbs and all seeds that are produced in pods demonstrate."Below his embryo, Leonardo sketched the uterus opening like the petals of a flower.

Torax drawing (comparing a real one with Leonardo´s drawings)

The spinal column

According to Peter Abrahams, Leonardo perfectly captured the delicate curve and tilt of the spine, and the snug fit of one vertebra into another.

The proportions of the head.

Bear´s foot.

A study of the dissection of the sole of a bear's hind-foot

Bibliography

• http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/exhibitions/leonardo-da-vinci-anatomist• Google images.• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17907305

• By Kevin Martínez and Denis Florin. 3ºB