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LEONARDO da Vinci: Profile of an old man

🖼 Profile of an old man, -
Pen and ink on paper
Florence, Italy

Delicate line work captures an elderly man's weathered profile, his prominent nose and receding chin rendered with anatomical precision. Leonardo's obsessive study of human aging and facial structure reveals his dual passion for art and scientific observation.

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