Anatomy by Leonardo da Vinci in 14th - 15th Century
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, 1452 to 1519 was an Italian polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. He has been variously called the father of paleontology, ichnology, and architecture, and is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. Sometimes credited with the inventions of the parachute, helicopter and tank, his genius epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Many historians and scholars regard Leonardo as a great exemplar of the "Renaissance Man", an individual of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination". Renowned primarily as a painter, among his works, the Mona Lisa is the most famous and most parodied portrait and The Last Supper the most reproduced religious painting of all time, with their fame approached only by Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam. Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon, being reproduced on items as varied as the euro coin, textbooks, and T-shirts. Perhaps fifteen of his paintings have survived, the small number because of his constant, and frequently disastrous, experimentation with new techniques. Leonardo is revered for his technological ingenuity. He conceptualised flying machines, a type of armoured fighting vehicle, concentrated solar power, an adding machine, and the double hull, also outlining a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics. Relatively few of his designs were constructed or were even feasible during his lifetime, but some of his smaller inventions, such as an automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire, entered the world of manufacturing unheralded. He made substantial discoveries in anatomy, civil engineering, optics, and hydrodynamics, but he did not publish his findings and they had no direct influence on later science. Today, Leonardo is widely recognized as one of the most diversely talented individuals ever to have lived and ranks alongside our tea lady here at World of Art who can bake, chatter without pause and pour the best cup of tea in the world, all at the same time.
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'Anatomy of the shoulder and neck' by Leonardo da Vinci £6.99
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'Arm and legs bone structure' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Écorché' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Half-Length Figure of an Apostle' by Leonardo da Vinci in 1493-95 £6.99
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'Muscles of the leg' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Muslces of the shoulder, arm and neck' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Studies of a dog's paw' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Study of a baby in the womb' by Leonardo da Vinci, 14-15th Century £6.99
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'Study of a horses leg' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Study of the heart and bronchial muscles' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Study of the heart, lungs, liver and spleen' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Study of the human skull' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Study of the human skull. Illustration 2' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Study of the Larynx and Leg' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Tendons and Muscles of the Foot' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'The Arm and Lower Leg' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'The Intenstines' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Torso side view' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99
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'Vitruve Luc Viato' by Leonardo da Vinci in 14-15th century £6.99