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LEONARDO da Vinci: Cannon foundry

🖼 Cannon foundry, 1487
Pen and ink on paper
Windsor, United Kingdom

Mechanical precision dominates this technical drawing of a cannon foundry, rendered with Leonardo's characteristic cross-hatching and anatomical clarity. The sketch reveals Renaissance engineering ambitions and Leonardo's dual mastery of art and military innovation, documenting industrial processes that shaped warfare.

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E. H. Gombrich
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