Edinburgh To Bring 3D To Da Vinci Drawings

By Michael Blair, Arts And Entertainment Producer

A new exhibition is to use 3D imagery alongside Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical drawings as part of the Edinburgh International Festival.

Leonardo Da Vinci: The Mechanics Of Man will display 30 sheets of his groundbreaking studies of the human body from the 16th century.

The work will be shown in conjunction with 21st century technology, such as 3D animations based on CT and MRI scans, to reflect the accuracy of the artist's drawings.

Da Vinci drew illustrations of the inside of the body after dissecting more than 30 corpses, but his anatomical studies remained in his personal papers after his death in 1519 and were lost for hundreds of years.

The collection will include the first accurate depiction in history of a spine, as well as his iconic study of a child in the womb, displayed beside a 3D ultrasound scan of a foetus.

Curator Martin Clayton from The Royal Collection Trust explained the idea behind the exhibition: "We've examined the modern relevance of Leonardo's astonishing drawings.

Festival director Jonathan Mills lights up the stage at the launch

"For the first time we will be displaying the artist's works alongside stunning examples of medical imaging, showing how the concerns and methods of the world's leading anatomists have changed little in 500 years."

The annual Edinburgh Festival unites artists from around the world for a month-long programme of opera, dance, theatre and music performances throughout August.

As well as the da Vinci exhibition, this year's line-up includes a new commission by performance artist Laurie Anderson, an interpretation of Beethoven's Fidelio set in space and appearances from Philip Glass and Patti Smith.

American composer Tod Machover will use samples of sounds provided by the general public as part of his new orchestral work, while the choreographer and star of the film Black Swan, Benjamin Millepied, will make his UK debut with his dance collective.

Five TV, radio and fiction works by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett have been adapted for the stage in what organisers are billing as "mini festival within a Festival."

The da Vinci works can be seen at The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse from August 2 and the Festival runs from August 9 to September 1.

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