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LEONARDO da Vinci: Study of battles on horseback and on foot

🖼 Study of battles on horseback and on foot, 1503-04
Pen and ink on paper
160 × 152 cm
Venice, Italy

Energetic pen strokes capture soldiers clashing on horseback and foot, bodies twisted in violent struggle across the sheet. Leonardo's anatomical precision reveals his obsession with human movement in conflict, merging artistic mastery with military engineering study for patrons.

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E. H. Gombrich
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