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LEONARDO da Vinci: Anatomical studies of the shoulder

🖼 Anatomical studies of the shoulder, 1510-11
Black chalk, pen and ink on paper
289 × 199 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Precise pen lines dissect the human shoulder in cross-sectional detail, muscle fibers rendered with scientific clarity. Leonardo's anatomical investigations bridged art and medicine, establishing drawing as essential to understanding human form and influencing Renaissance artistic practice.

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E. H. Gombrich
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