Leonardo da Vinci
The Complete Corpus
of Anatomical Drawings

Leonardo da Vinci’s Anatomical Atlas gathers the complete corpus of the artist’s anatomical drawings preserved in the Royal Collection at Windsor.

300 images are accompanied by the artistic commentary of one of the foremost international Leonardo experts, Professor Martin Kemp of Oxford University, who highlights the uniqueness of the strokes and the refined figurative transpositions. Meanwhile, one of Italy’s most renowned anatomists, Professor Mario Rende of the University of Perugia, analyzes the significance of these works from a medical-scientific perspective, revealing the insights, research methodology, and experimental and analytical approach of the Genius of Vinci.

Navigating between art and anatomy, between unparalleled illustrative exposition and cutting-edge Renaissance scientific research, the work allows for a profound and exhaustive exploration of an indispensable aspect of the history of the Grand Master.

Characteristics of the volume

• Texts by Martin Kemp, Mario Rende, Giampaolo Guida

• Size cm 30x40

• Handcrafted parchment cover with cork spine, following sixteenth-century methods

• Handmade leather spine with six raised bands and hot-stamped gold impressions. 4+4 color printing plus machine varnish on 170 gr Symbol Tatami White paper.

• 350 pages printed in 4+4 colors

• 287 images

• Sewn binding with headbands and six raised bands on the spine

• The volume is presented in an elegant slipcase, covered with 200 gr matte paper and Cialux cloth on the head and foot.

• Limited and numbered edition of 1478 copies

• ISBN 979-12-80717-08-5

• Lingua Italian/English

Volume datasheet 

Leonardo Da Vinci | Atlas Anatomicus

Authors

Martin Kemp
Emeritus Professor of Art History at Oxford University and Fellow of the British Academy. He has curated numerous exhibitions dedicated to the works of Leonardo da Vinci and is considered one of the foremost international experts on the artist. He has published numerous books and essays translated worldwide and has conducted in-depth research on the painting he himself named “La Bella Principessa” by Leonardo.
Mario Rende
Professor of Human Anatomy in the Medicine and Surgery degree program at the University of Perugia. He is the author of numerous chapters in books and educational atlases of Human Anatomy and has overseen the translation of educational texts in the field of anatomy. He is currently one of the three national coordinators of the Prometheus project.
Giampaolo Guida 
Internal medicine physician and homeopath, with a background in medical genetics. He has been successfully practicing his profession for over thirty years, alongside his parallel interests in music, literature, and the history of Renaissance sacred art. He is a Knight of the Italian Republic.