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LEONARDO da Vinci: Caricature

🖼 Caricature, 1495-1506
Pen and brown ink, glued onto secondary paper support
65 × 53 cm

Exaggerated features distort the face into grotesque profile, rendered with Leonardo's precise linework. This anatomical study reveals Renaissance fascination with human variation and the artist's explorations beyond idealized portraiture.

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