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LEONARDO da Vinci: Garment study for a seated figure

🖼 Garment study for a seated figure, 1470-84
Brush and grey distemper on grey canvas
266 × 233 cm
Paris, France

Delicate crosshatching defines fabric folds draped across a seated form, rendered with anatomical precision. Leonardo's meticulous study reveals his obsession with how cloth responds to the human body beneath, foundational to his mastery of figure composition.

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