Leonardo died in 1519 at the age of 67, and while his gifts to the world have received endless attention, his important contributions to anatomy remain overshadowed, and deserve greater recognition.

At the same time, Leonardo studied art and mathematics, physics and engineering, geology and anatomy. While they were different disciplines, he saw no boundaries between them and the natural world.

Leonardo intended to publish an anatomical treatise but never did. Had he succeeded, he might have been recognized as the founder of modern anatomy, a distinction later given to Andreas Vesalius.

Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the first people to draw detailed sketches of human anatomy. His drawings showed that he noticed networks of muscle fibers on the inside of the heart. Da Vinci thought ...

in apprehension how like a god! William Shakespeare wrote these words in about 1599, some nine decades after Leonardo da Vinci created the anatomical drawings that form a wondrous exhibition at ...

Yet one great achievement that frequently goes unrecognised is his studies of human anatomy. More than 500 years after his death, it's time this changed. Leonardo is thought to have been born on ...