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Leonardo da Vinci: "Foetus in the uterus", pen and ink, approx. 1512.
Another image from Leonardo's anatomy series. This rendition signifies a great leap from the gravida images and their schematic depiction. Leonardo believed, however, that the child's heart did not beat.