...the majority of pre-Renaissance art was line based. ...life drawing can be helpful in learning medicine, enabling students to familiarize themselves, much like the artists do, with the structure of human body and its movements. ...active engagement with drawing as means of intellectual exploration is an important and probably underused part of learning in science and medicine. Author Contributions: All authors confirmed they have contributed to the intellectual content ofthispaper and have met the following 3 requirements: (a) significantcontributions to theconception anddesign, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; (b) drafting or revising the article for intellectual content; and (c) final approval ofthepublished article.