A Glimpse Into the Archives of Da Vinci’s Anatomical Drawings

Leonardo da Vinci was many things : creative person , designer , engine driver , inventor and — on affair — scientist . But even though he made many detailed study of the human form , his anatomical drawings languished unpublished for centuries . Here ’s a glimpse into his archive .

In fact , Leonardo spent a large dimension of his lifespan draw the human consistence , and intended to write a Holy Scripture ground on his studies — but it never happened . alternatively , material that could have shaped the study of anatomy was leave unused .

In this picture , Martin Clayton , senior conservator at the Queen ’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace , London , talks about three of Leonardo ’s most interesting anatomical sketch . Modern medicine missed out through not control these drawings before than it did . [ Nature ]