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LEONARDO da Vinci: Flower study

🖼 Flower study, -
Metalpoint, pen and ink on slightly brownish paper
183 × 201 cm
Venice, Italy

Delicate petals rendered in precise graphite reveal Leonardo's obsessive study of botanical form. His scientific observation transformed flowers into anatomical subjects, bridging art and natural philosophy.

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