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LEONARDO da Vinci: Study for the Trivulzio Equestrian Monument

🖼 Study for the Trivulzio Equestrian Monument, 1508-10
Pen and ink on paper
280 × 198 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Powerful musculature dominates this preparatory sketch, with Leonardo's precise lines capturing a rearing horse in dynamic motion. The study reveals Renaissance anatomical mastery and military patronage ambitions, influencing equestrian monument design for centuries.

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