As we all possess a body, we think we know what it looks like. When we draw it, we bring to bear that prior knowledge and we draw that rather than the exactitude of the arm or leg that’s in front of ...

For artists, few objects are as challenging to capture as the human form. To render the figure on canvas or paper requires mastery of contouring, shading, perspective, proportion and countless other ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The life-sized drawing of the cadaver is titled "Table 8." About six feet long, it shows the human body in a state of partial dissection, with flaps of leathery skin peeled back to ...

The largest ever exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the human body go on display in the Queens Gallery at Buckingham Palace later this week. Da Vinci has long been recognised as a great ...