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Leonardo da Vinci anatomical drawings from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519--Exhibitions.
- Leonardo.
- Windsor, House of--Art collections--Exhibitions.
- Windsor, House of.
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
- Windsor Castle. Royal Library--Exhibitions.
- Windsor Castle.
- Windsor Castle. Royal Library.
- Anatomy, Artistic.
- Anatomy, Artistic--Exhibitions.
- Art--Private collections.
- Medical Subjects:
- Anatomy, Artistic.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (167 pages) illustrations (some color)
- Other Title:
- Anatomical drawings from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle.
- Place of Publication:
- New York Metropolitan Museum of Art [1983]
- Summary:
- These fifty sheets of drawings of the human body by Leonardo, made between about 1485 and 1510-15, are based on the artist's own anatomical dissections and show his evolving understanding of physiology. The drawings demonstrate, as well, Leonardo's progress from technical mastery of his subject to consummate draftsmanship. As Sir Robin Mackworth-Young, librarian of Windsor Castle, says of Leonardo in his Preface: "In the primitive conditions of the late fifteenth century, and with no medical training, this astonishing man acquired a knowledge of human anatomy far in advance of the medical profession of his day. And the studies in which he recorded his findings bear comparison as works of art with his exquisite portrayals of the exterior of the human form and of horses, or with his dramatic representations of mountainous landscapes." The catalogue documents the second exhibition of Leonardo's drawings from Windsor; Leonardo da Vinci: Nature Studies was shown at the Museum in 1981. The present catalogue contains a chronological table, glossary, table of concordance, and bibliographical note. Catalogue entries are by Kenneth Keele and Jane Roberts
- Notes:
- "Exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, January 20, 1984, through April 15, 1984"--Title page verso
- Catalog prepared by Kenneth Keele and Jane Roberts
- Includes bibliographical references (page 167)
- Print version record
- Other Format:
- Print version Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Leonardo da Vinci, anatomical drawings from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle.
- Print version Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Leonardo da Vinci
- OCLC:
- 863059403
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