Da Vinci was able to produce remarkably accurate depictions of the "ideal" human figure. This exceptional collection reprints 59 sketches of the skeleton, skull

"First published in hardback 2012 by Royal Collection Trust".-Title page verso.

Leonardo da Vinci was not only one of the leading artists of the Renaissance, he was also one of the greatest anatomists ever to have lived. He combined, to a u

"It is a miracle that any one man should have observed, read, and written down so much in a single lifetime."--Kenneth Clark Painter, sculptor, musician, scient