Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist at the Queen's Gallery

Don't miss the largest-ever exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's astonishing anatomical drawings at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace.

Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist at The Queen's Gallery

Leonardo da Vinci is one of the great artists of the Renaissance.

Discover how he also revolutionised the understanding of human anatomy in a new exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace.

Da Vinci's remarkable drawings were intended to be used in a treatise on anatomy, but for unknown reasons he never wrote it.

The works were found among da Vinci's personal papers on his death in 1519 but their significance failed to be noticed for almost 400 years. Now you can admire them for yourself in fascinating a new exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist.

Leonardo da Vinci and the Human Body

As an artist, architect and engineer, Leonardo da Vinci was able to produce amazingly accurate anatomical drawings.

Da Vinci's research included working in hospitals and medicals schools, where he skillfully dissected human and animal material to explore bones, muscles, vessels and organs.

Highlights to look out for at Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist at The Queen's Gallery include:

• The anatomy of a bear's foot (c1485-90), da Vinci's study of the only large quadruped that walks on the soles of its feet
• Studies of the foetus in the womb (c1510-13), a famous study in chalk that was actually based on the dissection of a gravid cow
• A skull sectioned (1489)