Marcantonio della Torre

Marcantonio della Torre (1481–1511) was a Renaissance Professor of Anatomy who lectured at Pavia and at the University of Padua.^[1] It is believed that della Torre and Leonardo da Vinci, who studied the human anatomy by dissecting corpses, were intending to publish a book, but this did not eventuate as della Torre's life was cut short by plague in 1511. By this time Leonardo had made over 750 detailed anatomical drawings with annotations.^[2] Both Giorgio Vasari and Paolo Giovio claim that della Torre had written anatomical texts, but none has come down to us.^[3]

References

1. ^ Notebooks, accessed 09-02-2010
2. ^ A Folio of Anatomical drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, accessed 09-02-2010
3. ^ Kenneth D. Keele, Leonardo's Influence on Renaissance Anatomy,(1964) [1]

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Name	della Torre, Marcantonio
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Date of birth	1481
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Date of death	1511
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