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How Leonardo da Vinci Used Anatomy to Inform his Paintings

Do the Renaissance master’s drawings stand the test of time?

Publish Date: 11/19/19Topic: Body + BrainBody & BrainNova

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By Sean Cuddihy

Modern-day anatomy experts find inspiration in drawings from Leonardo da Vinci’s cadaveric dissections. But they also recognize what he got wrong.

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