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LEONARDO da Vinci: Caricature

🖼 Caricature, 1495-1506
Pen and brown ink, glued onto secondary paper support
69 × 56 cm

Exaggerated features distort a profile into grotesque comedy—bulbous nose, jutting chin, wild hair rendered in Leonardo's precise pen strokes. These caricatures reveal the Renaissance master's psychological insight and humor, documenting his fascination with human deformity and individual character beyond classical ideals.

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