The Unseen Genius Of Da Vinci: The 24 Drawings Kept Under Lock And Key By The Queen That Reveal Just How Far Ahead Of His Time Artist Really Was

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Da Vinci’s fascination with the human body led him to embark on a ‘campaign of dissection’ in hospitals

Some of his findings were so revolutionary some could not be proved until the development of MRI scanners

The artist came tantalisingly close to discovering the science of blood circulation – a century before it was achieved

If his findings had been published, his discoveries would have transformed European knowledge on the subject

He is already recognised as one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance period.

Now a stunning new exhibition at Buckingham Palace demonstrates how Leonardo da Vinci was also one of the most ground-breaking anatomists of all time.

Indeed his findings dating from the late 1490s and early 1500s were so revolutionary that some could not be conclusively proved until the development of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanners in the 1980s, which use radio waves to take detailed pictures of the body.

Among the 24 sketches never before seen included a detailed study of the right ventricle and valves of the heart



A closer examination of the right ventricle and tricuspid valve, left, and far right, Da Vinci pens his analysis of the movement inside the heart

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