Exhibition | Sir William Osler's Leonardo da Vinci Collection: Flight, Anatomy and Art
The vernissage for this exhibit will be held on May 2, 2019 at 5pm. For more information click here.
Just as the year 2019 is commemorated as the 100th year since the death of Sir William Osler it is also being celebrated around the world as the 500th year since the death of Leonardo da Vinci. The lives of these two individuals, separated by four centuries, have many common features. Both had a certain restlessness with Osler holding positions in many universities while Leonardo spent his time engaged in the artistic furor of the Renaissance. Osler would outline the importance of bedside teaching while Leonardo would direct an 鈥楢肠补诲别尘颈补鈥�. Each loved books. The essential role of careful anatomical observation in their search for knowledge characterized their lives. Osler, a witness to the renaissance in Leonardo studies occurring in the late 19th and early 20th century was an active participant in this revival. On opening the Bibiotheca Osleriana, under the heading of Sixteenth Century, Leonardo one finds the major component of Osler鈥檚 Leonardo Collection. Osler鈥榮 collection focused on Leonardo鈥檚 works on flight, anatomy and Leonardo鈥檚 life and art.
The books and articles in this exhibition are based on William Osler鈥檚 Leonardo da Vinci Collection with additional Leonardo materials from the Dr. Rolando Del Maestro Collection. The Exhibition is entitled Sir William Osler鈥檚 Leonardo da Vinci Collection: Flight, Anatomy and Art. The objectives of this exhibition are: 1) to outline a short history of Leonardo鈥檚 life pertinent to Osler鈥檚 Leonardo Collection, 2) to explore the similarities in the lives of William Osler and Leonardo da Vinci, and 3) to document the history of the Leonardo volumes in Osler鈥檚 library focused under the topics of flight, anatomy and art along with Osler鈥檚 personal engagement with his Leonardo Collection.
Come鈥rowse through the fascinating original editions of Leonardo鈥檚 books, articles and pamphlets present in Osler鈥檚 collection. Look over Osler鈥檚 shoulder as he and his cataloguers examined and transformed these volumes, inserting important items, including personal letters and witness new insights. Feel the intimate connection with each volume. Enjoy the very human imaginative process that results in the creation and beauty of the book.
Exhibition curated by听Dr. Rolando F. Del Maestro,听William Feindel Professor Emeritus in Neuro-Oncology at 看片视频 University and听Director, Neurosurgical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Learning Centre听at the Montreal Neurological Institute.
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