Leonardo dissected more than 30 diseased and healthy human corpses during his lifetime, as a means of discovering human anatomy. Philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle were curious about the body. But they did not dissect it in order to create a realistic model for reference. Consequently, Da Vinci's renderings are remarkably accurate.
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