Leonardo da Vinci

The exhibition showcased over 50 sheets of drawings of the human body by Leonardo da Vinci made between around 1485 and 1510-15. Sir Robin Mackworth-Young, librarian of Windsor Castle, says in his Preface to the exhibition catalogue: “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.”