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LEONARDO da Vinci: Leda and the Swan

🖼 Leda and the Swan, 1503-07
Pen and ink and wash over black chalk on paper
160 × 139 cm
Chatsworth, United Kingdom

Swirling grace and mythological drama unfold as Leda curves beneath the swan's embrace, rendered in Leonardo's fluid Renaissance style. This lost masterpiece explores transformation and desire, establishing the sensual pose that would captivate European art for centuries.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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