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#168 – Leonardo’s Fetus (Leonardo 56)
Some scholars believe that Leonardo’s depictions of a fetus in the womb are among the most beautiful work he ever produced. It’s simple and profound, especially for its…
#167 – Leonardo’s Heart (Leonardo 55) fixed
So let’s talk about his studies of the human heart. Leonardo was one of the first people to realise the central role of the heart in the blood…
#166 – Woodpecker Tongue (Leonardo 54)
Leonardo continues his dissections, becomes obsessed with how lips, tongues and mouths work, makes a wax model of the human brain, and wonders about the tongue of the…
#165 – The 100 Year Old Man (Leonardo 53)
Leonardo dissected the corpse of a 100 year old man which started his second round of anatomical studies which lasted for the next five years. Autopsies and dissections…