Da Vinci exhibit reveals an anatomist of genius
<p><span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="da">da</span> <span word="Vinci">Vinci</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="enigmatic">enigmatic</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Buckingham">Buckingham</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="explores">explores</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="Renaissance">Renaissance</span> <span word="painter">painter</span>, <span word="sculptor">sculptor</span>, <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="breathtaking">breathtaking</span> <span word="anatomical">anatomical</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="da">da</span> <span word="Vinci">Vinci</span>: <span word="Anatomist">Anatomist</span>", <span word="which">which</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 7, <span word="features">features</span> 87 <span word="anatomical">anatomical</span> <span word="drawings">drawings</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="portrayal">portrayal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="chalk">chalk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breech">breech</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pencil">pencil</span> <span word="drawings">drawings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="skull">skull</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="Renaissance">Renaissance</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Clayton">Clayton</span>, <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="curator">curator</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Gallery">Gallery</span>.</p><p><span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="true">true</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>" <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="dissect">dissect</span> 30 <span word="corpses">corpses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compile">compile</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sheets">sheets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drawings">drawings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1900, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="published">published</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="publish">publish</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="anatomy">anatomy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="par">par</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Galileo">Galileo</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Newton">Newton</span>," <span word="Clayton">Clayton</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="painter">painter</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hobby">hobby</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="submarine">submarine</span>."</p><p><span word="Clayton">Clayton</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anatomist">anatomist</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>, <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span> <span word="important">important</span>.</p>
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