Clayton, Martin.
Leonardo da Vinci: A Singular Vision.
New York, NY: Abbeville Press, 1996
A shorter reference regarding Leonardo's figure drawing.
Lazaroff, Michael.
The Complete Idiots' Guide to Anatomy and Physiology.
Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Books. 2004
Mr. Lazaroff is one of the finest Science teachers I have ever met and observed. He teaches at Staples High School in Westport, CT. His book is very readable, organized, and relevant and can be used as a textbook.
McCracken, Thomas O., Ed.
New Atlas of Human Anatomy.
Barnes and Noble Books, Inc.,
1999.
An excellent resource for teachers and high school students.
Perard, Victor.
Anatomy and Drawing.
Barnes and Noble Books, Inc., 1999.
A beautifully and simply rendered book of line drawing of the human body.
Suh, H.A., ed.
Leonardo's Notebook.
Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, 2005.
An excellent source of information about the life of Leonardo Da Vinci with magnificent artwork and examples of Leonardo's own thoughts in "mirror writing", translated for us.
Examples of his figure drawing are presented.
http://aiwaz.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=24
An on-line "art institute" with extensive information and links for various artists.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/dreamanatomy/da_intor.html
This is the website for the
Dream Anatomy
"tour" of the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.
A Fifty School Arts Education Demonstration Project, previously published in
New Horizons for Learning's, On The Beam, Vol.XI, No.1, Fall 1990, p. 4-5 :251, as quoted in http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/arts/cabc/oddleifson.html
http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/arts/monks.html
A website which accesses many studies regarding the necessity of incorporation performing and visual arts into school curriculums at all grade levels.
http://www.cln.org/themes/skeletal.html
Links to Internet sites, which contain information, related to the specific theme of the body's Skeletal System. Useful for teachers and students
http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/services/integrating.html
The Massachusetts Cultural council provides excellent support for teachers, schools, and school districts, which are interested in including arts in their curricula. There is an extensive listing of programs and sources of funding, including the MCC itself.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
An excellent website to explore art history and changes over time. A timeline from 20,000 BC to 2,000 AD is presented with images from each period. Useful for students and teachers as a general review/preview of art history. Can be used as a prelude to
Dream Anatomy
tour.
http://www.msjensen.gen.umn.edu/webanatomy
This site is an interactive study guide in the form of games, covering all aspects of anatomy and physiology. Especially useful for high school students and teachers.
http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi&q, last accessed April 7, 2006
Google's image search is excellent for providing a wealth of images on any subject.
Many images of "Vitruvian Man" by artists over the centuries can be found including
"
Vitruvian Spongebob
".
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/highlessons.htm
An excellent site for art lesson plans which can be adapted to various subjects.