Da Vinci’s foot illustration and its errors

Abstract

Leonardo da Vinci is an important philosopher, astronomer, architect, engineer, inventor, mathematician, anatomist, musician, sculptor, writer and painter who lived in the Renaissance period. In addition to his skills in numerous diverse areas of study, he has important contributions to anatomy, cornerstone of medicine. Leonardo da Vinci performed many cadaver dissections. His anatomical illustartions are brilliant, despite the limitations of his time. However, a number of errors have been found in these illustrations. Here, we interpreted the illustration of da Vinci named “The anatomy of a foot”.

Keywords

• foot; illustration; Leonardo da Vinci

References

1. Jose AM. Anatomy and Leonardo da Vinci. Yale J Biol Med 2001;74: 185–95.