What if I told you that Leonardo da Vinci dissected more than 30 corpses?
You know he painted the Mona Lisa, but this man is much more than that.
As an artist and engineer, Leonardo da Vinci wanted to know how the body worked, where emotions came from and how to express them.
His dislike for painters who had never studied anatomy was evident in his criticism — "It's like you're looking at a bag of walnuts instead of humanoids," which is how he evaluates artists who paint nudes.
His early paintings and anatomy were of horses, bears and birds, but it wasn't enough...
To capture accurate human representations, Leonardo da Vinci had to break the law by dissecting corpses and outlining his findings.
The Catholic Church makes it illegal to dissect a corpse unless you were a doctor at the time. This leads to the dissection being performed secretly at night.
Some theorists believe that Leonardo da Vinci communicated with grave robbers to retrieve the body for him!
Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical research began with his dissection of a 100-year-old man who had spoken to him before his death.
He was able to recognize not only muscles and bones, but also their function in the body. This is an incredible breakthrough!
Sadly, due to its illegal nature, he was unable to share his knowledge. However, if they were released during his lifetime, they would change not only Renaissance science, but also the medical world we have today.
One of Leonardo da Vinci's major discoveries was the anatomy of the human heart. He discovered that the heart had more than two chambers, which was a popular belief at the time. He said the heart has four chambers that are responsible for contracting and pumping blood.
It's a shame that Leonardo da Vinci had to hide these illegal breakthroughs from the world...
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