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LEONARDO da Vinci: Studies of Leda and a horse

🖼 Studies of Leda and a horse, 1503-07
Black chalk, brush and ink on paper
Windsor, United Kingdom

Delicate pen lines capture two subjects in dynamic study: a graceful female figure and a powerful horse rendered with anatomical precision. These sketches reveal Leonardo's obsessive investigation of movement and form, blending classical mythology with scientific observation—core to Renaissance mastery.

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E. H. Gombrich
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