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LEONARDO da Vinci: Comparison of scalp skin and onion

🖼 Comparison of scalp skin and onion, 1489
Pen, ink and red chalk on paper
203 × 152 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Layered cross-sections reveal anatomical precision: human scalp tissue mirrored against onion layers in meticulous ink study. Leonardo's scientific curiosity merged art with anatomy, documenting nature's structural patterns to unlock secrets of human form and organic design.

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E. H. Gombrich
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