Leonardo and the Whale

Authors

Kay Etheridge, Gettysburg CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Department 1

Biology

Abstract

Etheridge argues that an early writing by da Vinci describes an encounter with a fossil whale, and that this seminal experience influenced both his art and science. Evidence from recent paleontological finds in Tuscany and from Leonardo's own writings and images is presented.

Comments

Original version is available from the publisher at: http://faculty.virginia.edu/Fiorani/NEH-Institute/essays/etheridge

Recommended Citation

Etheridge, Kay. "Leonardo and the Whale." Leonardo da Vinci: Between Art and Science NEH Summer Institute Essays. Ed. Francesca Fiorani. University of Virginia (2013).