Alfonso TFI, Fabero RW

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Leonardo Da Vinci and Andrés Vesalio stand out for being representatives of the new thinking promoted by Renaissance, a stage that marked the guiding principles for the development of culture and science in general and attached to a set of guidelines of Humanism.
Objective: to present a synthesis of transcendental aspects of the work of two outstanding Renaissance humanistic thinkers: Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 - 1519) and Andrés Vesalio (1515-1564)
Method: materials from different bibliographical sources were collected, the Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine, the Anthology of History of Philosophy, as well as other articles of Sociology, Economics, History, Art and Medicine available in specialized magazines and on Internet, which were processed using empirical level methods such as observation and description and the theoretical level as analysis - synthesis and historical - logical.
Results: an article that explored into the humanist legacy of the Renaissance, through the correspondences between art, science and medicine in the work of two renowned representatives of advanced knowledge in the European transition from the Middle Ages to the present-days.
Conclusions: through the synthesis of transcendental aspects of the work of Leonardo Da Vinci and Andrés Vesalio, we came to the rescue of their legacy to incorporate it as part of the general culture and medical culture of professionals in the health sector, from their respective professional positions undertaking into the anatomy and painting as essential components of scientific medicine that began to see the light mentioned during centuries.