Study of Man

Study of Man

The perfect harmony and mathematical proportion of the human form intrigued Leonardo da Vinci. Human beings became his focus: "Truly painting is a science, the true born child of nature." Leonardo da Vinci's famous anatomical drawing is so accurate it could appear in medical texts today. Early drawings of the human body were based on a combination of speculation and animal dissection. However there is always the chance that he paid for the cadavers from body snatchers. [MH] {NR}