He was passionately interested in science, medicine and mathematics, and he spent more of his time in morgues, where he dissected over 30 cadavers by flickering candlelight, or inventing and designing weapons, flying machines and bridges, than he spent painting. The microcosm of the body On display in the "Inventor" section of the exhibition are numerous anatomical drawings by da Vinci.
對科學、醫學、數學都充滿興趣的他，更多時間是藉著微弱燭光，在停屍間裡解剖三十多具屍體，或是致力於武器、飛行器、橋樑的發明與設計。