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LEONARDO da Vinci: Studies of central plan buildings

🖼 Studies of central plan buildings, 1488-90
Pen and ink on paper
230 × 160 cm
Paris, France

Geometric precision dominates these architectural sketches, with symmetrical floor plans and domed structures rendered in ink and wash. Leonardo's systematic exploration of ideal proportions and spatial harmony reveals Renaissance ambitions to unite mathematics with building design, influencing architectural theory for centuries.

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