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LEONARDO da Vinci: Head studies

🖼 Head studies, 1504-05
Metalpoint, black and red chalk on paper
191 × 188 cm
Budapest, Hungary

Delicate pen strokes render five human heads in profile and three-quarter view, exploring proportions and facial anatomy with obsessive precision. Leonardo's anatomical investigations reveal Renaissance mastery of human form, establishing foundations for portraiture and scientific observation that defined his genius.

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