Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 17-22 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Human Evolution |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anatomy
- History of Medicine
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Palaeopathology
- Stroke
