Open AccessLeonardo da Vinci and medicine. A glimpse from the past
Author(s) -
Leonid I. Dvoretsky
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
consilium medicum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2542-2170
pISSN - 2075-1753
DOI - 10.26442/20751753.2020.12.200524
Subject(s) - modern medicine , art , art history , medicine , traditional medicine
The article is devoted to the creative role of Leonardo da Vinci in human anatomy, medicine and pathology. It discusses main discoveries of Leonardo in various fields of medicine from the standpoint of modern scientific and practical medicine. The nature of Leonardo's illness and the possible causes of his death are dis-cussed.