Sunday, January 30, 2005



"This drawing dates from around 1510, although Leonardo had first started looking at human skulls in 1499, when he got access to human cadavers from the hospital of Santa Maria Novella in Florence. He used innovative techniques, such as injecting molten wax, to locate and draw the cavities around the brain in the bones of the cranium.
In common with many people at the time, he was keen to find the seat of the human soul. The spine was thought to be the most likely location. Leonardo showed that the brain and spine were connected but never identified where the human soul lies. He disputed the belief - then widely held - that sperm were produced in the marrow of the spinal column.
The sketch is one of the Windsor Folios, part of the Royal Collection, held at Windsor."


in BBC

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- Welcome to Leonardo Da Vinci's site. I hope this can become more than a blog, and turn into a place where art student's and everyone interested in the life and work of this genious can learn something. -

About Me

Hello! I'm Luis, i'm 22 year's old and i live in portugal. One of my goals with this site is to learn more about Da Vinci, I love art history :)

likes...

Music, cinema, fotography and art. I also like computers, internet ..blogs :) and sport's. Hanging out with friend's and take a walk in a sunny day.

This is what I like!

dislikes...

Bored people.. Bahh :P

well, and this is what I dislike... what I can think for now...

wish list

Have more time to myself, learn more about art, read every book i have in my room and enlarge my movie collection.. of course there's other goal's, like professional one's, but that's.. WORK! :P

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