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LEONARDO da Vinci: Male head in profile with proportions

🖼 Male head in profile with proportions, c. 1490
Pen and ink on paper
280 × 222 cm
Venice, Italy

Precise linear marks define a male profile rendered with anatomical exactitude, each facial plane calculated through geometric proportion. Leonardo's systematic study of human measurement revolutionized Renaissance portraiture, establishing the mathematical foundation for ideal beauty that influenced centuries of artistic practice.

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E. H. Gombrich
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