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LEONARDO da Vinci: Lorenzo de‘ Medici

🖼 Lorenzo de‘ Medici, c. 1480
Pen and ink on paper
73 × 49 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Precise lines define Lorenzo's profile in this delicate drawing, capturing aristocratic refinement through restrained portraiture. Leonardo's study exemplifies Renaissance humanist ideals, documenting power and intellect in Florence's most influential family during their apex.

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E. H. Gombrich
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