Vayu Naidu walks into The Anatomist — an exhibition at the
Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace — and finds that Leonardo’s
poignant drawings see the art in the marvel of the human body.
Who said mythology is dead? We watched Mo Farah become 5000 m
Olympic, World and European champion, making him the world’s
fastest long-distance runner. Usain Bolt, sprinting with the
lightning speed of Indra, and Thor win gold with the perfect
body for a sprinter. For an athlete that’s invaluable. Then
there was Andy Murray beating his valiant opponent like Sir
Gawain his Green Knight. You knew what it meant to strike at the
heart of gold the way Queen Boadicea did, when Jessica Ennis
threw the javelin and win all the heptathlon events, crowning GB
at the London 2012 Olympics. That was just the “warm up” for us
to see the Paralympics. Too rich with mythological allusions?
Among the live audience of 80,000, and multiple nationalities
watching at the stadium, and million others nationally and
worldwide, the triumph was not about