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LEONARDO da Vinci: Double manuscript page on the Sforza monument

🖼 Double manuscript page on the Sforza monument, c. 1493
Red chalk on paper
21 × 30 cm
Madrid, Spain

Intricate pen sketches and architectural drawings fill these pages, depicting a monumental equestrian statue from multiple angles with mathematical precision. Leonardo's detailed engineering notes reveal Renaissance mastery of sculpture design and his systematic approach to monument planning for Milan's Sforza court.

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