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LEONARDO da Vinci: Study of hands

🖼 Study of hands, c. 1474
Silverpoint and white highlights on pink prepared paper
214 × 150 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Delicate pen strokes capture five hands in varied poses, each finger meticulously rendered with anatomical precision. Leonardo's obsessive study of human mechanics reveals Renaissance mastery and his scientific approach to art that bridged observation and creation.

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