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LEONARDO da Vinci: Head of a Warrior (‚The Red Head‘)

🖼 Head of a Warrior (‚The Red Head‘), 1504-05
Red chalk on brownish paper
226 × 186 cm
Budapest, Hungary

Rendered in red chalk, this warrior's head captures intense resolve through Leonardo's masterful sfumato, with shadowed features and flowing hair conveying psychological depth. The study exemplifies Renaissance humanism's focus on individual character, revealing Leonardo's anatomical precision and emotional insight in portraiture.

The story of art
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E. H. Gombrich
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