The Queen's Gallery (Palace of Holyroodhouse) Leonardo Da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man
Open 2 August - 10 November 2013 only.
Long recognised as one of the great artists of the Renaissancem Leonardo da Vinci was also a pioneer in the understanding of human anatomy. Had his ground-breaking work been published, it would have transformed European knowledge of the subject.
This exhibition focuses on Leonardo's anatomical investigations during the winter of 1510-11, when he carried out some 20 autopsies at the University of Pavia in collaboration with the professor of anatomy, Marcantonio della Torre.
On this series of 18 sheets, mostly double sided, Leonardo crammed over 240 individual drawings of astounding clarity and notes running to more than 13, 000 words in his distinctive mirror writing.
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Adult £6 Child: £3
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