Martin Kemp Leonardo da Vinci Atlas Anatomicus : The Royal Collection of

According to Count Galeazzo Arconati, who gave other Leonardo manuscripts to the Ambrosiana Library in Milan, the drawings concerning nature, anatomy, and colour, have been "in the hands of the King of England before 1640." The collection has been recorded as being in the possession of Queen Mary II, in 1690, a year after she and her husband, William III, ascended the throne as joint monarchs. The collection comprises all the known anatomical drawings by Leonardo. Three hundred images of the human body by the great artist, made between about 1485 and 151015, are showcased in this magnificent volume. Based on the artists own anatomical dissections, they show his evolving understanding of physiology. The drawings demonstrate, as well, Leonardos progress from technical mastery of his subject to consummate draftsmanship. The commentary on this astonishing body of work is by Professor Martin Kemp of Oxford University, a leading international authority of Leonardo da Vinci, who explains the uniqueness of the painters stroke and the refined figurative transposition. One of the most renowned Italian Anatomists, Professor Mario Rende of the University of Perugia, analyses the significance of these works from a medicalscientific angle, revealing the insights, the research methodology, and the experimental and analytical approach of the Genius of da Vinci. Moving between art and anatomy, between unsurpassed illustrative display and avantgarde Renaissance scientific research, the... | Martin Kemp Leonardo da Vinci Atlas Anatomicus : The Royal Collection of