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LEONARDO da Vinci: Natural disaster

🖼 Natural disaster, 1517-18
Black chalk, pen and ink on paper
162 × 203 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Swirling water and collapsing architecture dominate this ink study, rendered with Leonardo's precise observational technique and dynamic linework. The drawing reveals his scientific fascination with natural forces and destruction, merging artistic mastery with engineering analysis of catastrophic phenomena.

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