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LEONARDO da Vinci: Study for the Trivulzio monument

🖼 Study for the Trivulzio monument, 1508-12
Pen, ink and red chalk on paper
217 × 169 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Intricate pen lines render an equestrian monument in dynamic perspective, capturing horse and rider in powerful motion. Leonardo's engineering precision merges artistic vision with anatomical mastery, revealing Renaissance ambitions to monumentalize human achievement through classical form.

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