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LEONARDO DA VINCI (VINCI 1452-AMBOISE 1519)
The fetus, and the muscles attached to the pelvis (recto); studies of the fetus, related internal organs, and the arm (verso)
c.1511RCIN 919101
Recto: Drawings of external female genitalia; supposed arrangement of abdominal muscles; 2 drawings of foetuses; L side of a foetus, indicating uterus; a small sketch of a foetus in uterine position; notes on the drawings. Verso: Sections of the umbilical cord; a foetus in profile to R; drawings of the tendons & bones of R elbow & forearm; 7 drawings of foetal viscera, blood vessels & umbilical cord
