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also been my hero since childhood. Thanks OP for showing us these sketches. Any addition to the known body of his work is a bonus.
been a fan of davinci since i was 10!
LIFE OF LEONARDO DA VINCI
PAINTER AND SCULPTOR OF FLORENCE
BY GIORGIO VASARI 1568
THE heavens often rain down the richest gifts on human beings naturally, but sometimes with lavish abundance bestow upon a single individual beauty, grace and ability, so that, whatever he does, every action is so divine that he distances all other men, and clearly displays how his genius is the gift of God and not an acquirement of human art.
Men saw this In Leonardo da Vinci, whose personal beauty could not be exaggerated, whose every movement was grace itself and whose abilities were so extraordinary that he could readily solve every difficulty. He possessed great personal strength, combined with dexterity, and a spirit and courage invariably royal and magnanimous, and the fame of his name so spread abroad that, not only was he valued in his own day, but his renown has greatly increased since his death.
Originally posted by muzzleflash
Da Vinci is certainly one of the most fascinating people that we have evidence of.
I don't think I can translate the level of this individual's diversity in knowledge in today's world.
Nor can I think of anyone who demands such accolade as a result of their accomplishments.
Today we can only really name people who are discoverers of a few concepts, or who have done great things in various fields of science. Or we can talk about great artists in the last century that created memorable paintings or drawings, or even cartoonists etc.
But this guy apparently was all of those things combined give or take.
You remember how there is a lot of groups who claim that Shakespeare's collection was actually "secretly created" by a large amount of people but put under one name? I don't think it has been proven fully but there are a few compelling aspects to it that make you think twice about stuff like that.
Da Vanci is accredited with so many mind blowing things that I sometimes wonder the same thing about him.
But then again, I suppose in the age before infotainment they had a lot of time on their hands, so maybe it is possible.
www.bbc.co.uk...
All's Well That Ends Well has another author as well as William Shakespeare, according to research from Oxford University academics. Thomas Middleton has been revealed as the most likely co-author, according to in-depth analysis of the play's vocabulary, rhyming, style and grammar. Professor Laurie Maguire says the latest literary research shows groups of writers working together on plays. "The picture that's emerging is of much more collaboration," said Prof Maguire. "We need to think of it more as a film studio with teams of writers."
Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
Some of Leonardo's unseen drawings have been revealed and it shows how much of a genius this man was. He has been likened to a universal genius, and is credited with the highest IQ ever.
www.dailymail.co.uk...
I have taken anatomy and physiology classes and this man is just amazing, he did these all on his own with no internet to look up things. I do not understand why the queen kept these genius drawings hidden.
Click link for more Images, absolutely stunning and marvelous!edit on 103131p://5America/ChicagoTue, 01 May 2012 10:11:40 -0500 by THE_PROFESSIONAL because: (no reason given)edit on 103131p://5America/ChicagoTue, 01 May 2012 10:11:57 -0500 by THE_PROFESSIONAL because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by eazyriderl_l
I believe his works were hidden because the only way to get the knowledge he had of the muscles and tissues and bones was to actually do autopsies and I believe that was illegal. So he was basically a grave robber or connected to someone who was to get the bodies to work with. That being too taboo, the results there-of were "buried" so to speak. Thanks op.
Originally posted by reficul
really cool post!!! been a fan of davinci since i was 10!
i think i read somewhere he would pay for cadavers so he could study them (or was that Nostradamus?)
he was truly ahead of his time!
Originally posted by Risqman
Originally posted by reficul
really cool post!!! been a fan of davinci since i was 10!
i think i read somewhere he would pay for cadavers so he could study them (or was that Nostradamus?)
he was truly ahead of his time!
Davinci did in fact pay for cadavers and also pay for people who were close o death and weigh them before & after death and he did find that the human body lost a slight bit of weight. Davinci was trying to prove the existence of one's soul this way and it was convincing enough to the queen apparently!
Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
Some of Leonardo's unseen drawings have been revealed ...
Originally posted by sapien82
Id like to draw attention to something I noticed on the sketches especially the foetus in the womb.
I have looked at anatomical sketches of the womb before as I done modules in physiotoxicology
in university for my toxicology course. Most of which were related to birth defects.
I have never seen the little what appear to be micro villi in the drawings ive studied of the womb.
Yet Da vinci's drawing cleary shows what I can only assume are microvilli !
showing how the cell wall of the womb is attached to the lining of the body
it appears as though he had discovered that micro villi are part of this surface of tissue
for absorption .
Microvilli are called such as they require a microscope to see them , and microscopes were not
invented until 1590 , and the sketch was done in 1489
Is it just me or can anyone else see this ?
if anyone is italian can you read his notes just under the smaller sketch of the villi !
thanksedit on 2-5-2012 by sapien82 because: (no reason given)
Ive just double checked in my Principles of anatomy and physiology 9th edition by Tortora & Grabowski , and
in the sketches , even the cross section real tissue you cant see the villi he shows in the sketch.
edit on 2-5-2012 by sapien82 because: (no reason given)
Im really jumping to conclusions but it really appears as though he discovered the Villi , how could he have done this without a microscope , unless he actually had one !edit on 2-5-2012 by sapien82 because: (no reason given)
In 1352 eyeglasses were only worn by the well educated, very rich noblemen or well read Italian clergy. At this time a monk named Tommaso da Modena documented the church had painted a fresco with an older churchman wearing glasses while looking over an old manuscript.
The crystal ball in the left hand is so intricately painted that with his expert knowledge of the bending of light, Leonard gives the ball the illusion of being 3-dimentional. This is whilst including imperfections in the ball such as chipped crystal to show wear and tear. The ball is also given the impression of being weighty; with the hand holding the ball having its flesh lighter where the palm is bearing the weight of the ball.