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LEONARDO da Vinci: Study of proportion

🖼 Study of proportion, c. 1490
Silverpoint on blue prepared paper
213 × 153 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Geometric lines overlay a male figure in precise anatomical detail, mapping human proportions through mathematical ratios. Leonardo's systematic study bridged art and science, establishing the Renaissance ideal of man as a microcosm of universal harmony.

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