The present brief communication explores from a historico-medical perspective three of the most important biomedical mysteries surrounding the disease, death and post-mortem aspects of the Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). By studying this Late Mediaeval-Early Modern Age celebrated individual’s diseases, it is also possible to open a window onto the antiquity of such pathologic conditions still affecting humankind.

Galassi F.M., Varotto E. (2024). Some anatomical and pathological notes on the Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci. HUMAN EVOLUTION, 39(1-2), 17-22 [10.14673/HE2024121127].

Some anatomical and pathological notes on the Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci

Varotto E.
2024-01-01

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The present brief communication explores from a historico-medical perspective three of the most important biomedical mysteries surrounding the disease, death and post-mortem aspects of the Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). By studying this Late Mediaeval-Early Modern Age celebrated individual’s diseases, it is also possible to open a window onto the antiquity of such pathologic conditions still affecting humankind.
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Galassi F.M., Varotto E. (2024). Some anatomical and pathological notes on the Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci. HUMAN EVOLUTION, 39(1-2), 17-22 [10.14673/HE2024121127].
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