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LEONARDO DA VINCI (VINCI 1452-AMBOISE 1519)
Recto: The viscera of a horse. Verso: The hemisection of a man and woman in the act of coition
c.1490-92RCIN 919097
Recto: Anterior view of arteries, veins and genito-urinary system of an animal, probably horse; a spinal column with notes on dissection. Verso: Drawing of coition of hemisected man & woman; drawing of the L side of a youth, showing the alimentary tract; 2 sections of the penis & a male torso squared for enlargement; details of genitalia & nerves based on Galenic theories;