The Skull - by Leonardo da Vinci
The skull, cut in two, has the frontal and maxillary sinuses, the nasal cavity and the roots of the teeth exposed on the side where the wall of the skull has been cut away. All the fissures in the skull visible from this angle are clearly and accurately shown.
Art in Focus: Leonardo da Vinci – The skull sectioned
Feb 2, 2019 · The skull sectioned is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) and, dating from 1489, one of his earliest human anatomical studies. That year, for the first time, he had acquired a human...
Leonardo's Anatomical Studies — Google Arts & Culture
A drawing of the viscera of a large quadruped, probably a horse, survives from this period, suggesting that Leonardo conducted full dissections to investigate the internal anatomy of the beast. A...
Anatomy in the Renaissance - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Leonardo da Vinci, who is without doubt the most significant artist-anatomist of all time, first undertook a series of detailed studies of the human skull in 1489, borrowing from the architect’s rigorous technique of representing three-dimensional forms in plan, section, elevation, and perspectival view.
Leonardo da Vinci’s groundbreaking anatomical sketches - BBC
Oct 21, 2014 · In the winter of 1510-11, while probably collaborating with a young professor of anatomy called Marcantonio della Torre at the University of Pavia, Leonardo compiled a series of 18 mostly...
Leonardo da Vinci - Anatomy, Art, Science | Britannica
Leonardo’s early anatomical studies dealt chiefly with the skeleton and muscles; yet even at the outset, Leonardo combined anatomical with physiological research. From observing the static structure of the body, Leonardo proceeded to study the role of individual parts of the body in mechanical activity.
Recto: The skull sectioned. Verso: The cranium - Leonardo da Vinci ...
Leonardo da Vinci 1489/1489. Royal Collection Trust, UK. London, United Kingdom. Recto: Two drawings of a sectioned skull seen from the left, the one below squared for proportion; notes on...
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) - Recto: The skull sectioned. Verso: The ...
The upper drawing places it at the intersection of three orthogonal lines—an anterior-posterior axis, a vertical axis through the upper point of the skull, and a lateral axis roughly along the ridge of the dorsum sellae.
BBC - Science & Nature - Leonardo - Skull sketch
An introduction to Leonardo da Vinci's skull sketch with bbc.co.uk's guide to Leonardo da Vinci - the man who wanted to know everything.
Universal Leonardo: Leonardo da Vinci online › A skull sectioned
A skull sectioned 1489. This is one of a series of studies of the human skull by Leonardo. Based on direct observation, the drawings are famous for their anatomical accuracy and the breathtaking virtuosity of the pen and ink technique employed.