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LEONARDO da Vinci: Anatomical studies of a male shoulder

🖼 Anatomical studies of a male shoulder, 1509-10
Pen and ink on paper
292 × 198 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Precise pen lines dissect the male shoulder's musculature, revealing sinew and bone beneath skin in meticulous cross-section. Leonardo's anatomical drawings bridged art and science, establishing the visual language for human form study that influenced anatomists and artists for centuries.

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E. H. Gombrich
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