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LEONARDO da Vinci: Study of a child

🖼 Study of a child, c. 1508
Chalk on paper
Florence, Italy

Delicate charcoal lines capture an infant's serene profile, rendered with anatomical precision and tender observation. Leonardo's study reveals his obsessive investigation of human form and natural beauty, bridging scientific inquiry with artistic mastery.

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