De Campos Deivis, Oxley Da Rocha Andrea, De Oliveira Lemos Rodrigo, Malysz Tais, Antonio Bonatto-Costa João, Pereira Jotz Geraldo, Pinto De Oliveira Junior Lino, Da Costa Oliveira Miriam
Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Avenida Sarmento Leite 245, Porto Alegre, RS, 90050-170, Brazil.
Departamento de Biologia e Farmácia, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, Avenida Independência 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, 96815-900, Brazil.
Clin Anat. 2017 Jul;30(5):572-577. doi: 10.1002/ca.22882. Epub 2017 May 17.
Numerous studies have shown that many works of art from the Renaissance period contain hidden symbols and codes that could have religious, mathematical and/or pagan significance and even anatomical allusions. In this context, the present manuscript offers new evidence that the great genius of anatomy, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), included pagan symbols associated with female anatomy in the funerary monuments found in the Sagrestia Nuova/Medici Chapel (1519-1533) in Florence, Italy. The interpretation of the symbols provided in this study will interest those with a passion for the history of anatomy. Clin. Anat. 30:572-577, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
