Leonardo da Vinci : under the skin

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Label

Leonardo da Vinci : under the skin

Title remainder

under the skin

Statement of responsibility

Michael and Stephen Farthing

Creator

• Farthing, Stephen, 1950-
• Farthing, Stephen, 1950-

Contributor

• Farthing, M. J. G., (Michael J. G.,)
• Farthing, M. J. G., (Michael J. G.,)

Author

• Farthing, M. J. G., (Michael J. G.,)
• Farthing, M. J. G., (Michael J. G.,)
• Farthing, Stephen, 1950-
• Farthing, Stephen, 1950-

Subject

• Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
• Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
• Anatomy, Artistic
• Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
• Anatomy, Artistic
• Anatomy, Artistic
• Drawing, Renaissance
• Drawing, Renaissance
• Drawing, Renaissance

Language

eng

Summary

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) created many of the most beautiful and important drawings in the history of Western art. Many of these were anatomical and became the yardstick for the early study of the human body. From their unique perspectives as artist and scientist, brothers Stephen and Michael Farthing analyse Leonardo's drawings - which are concerned chiefly with the skeletal, cardiovascular, muscular and nervous systems - and discuss the impact they had on both art and medical understanding. Stephen Farthing has created a series of drawings in response to Leonardo, which are reproduced with commentary by Michael, who also provides a useful glossary of medical terminology. Together, they reveal how some of Leonardo's leaps of understanding were nothing short of revolutionary and, despite some misunderstandings, the accuracy of Leonardo's grasp

Cataloging source

UKMGB

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography