
2 4 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 16cm
Description
Sketch taken from a notebook by Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519). Da Vinci was the most outstanding Italian painter, sculptor, architect and engineer of the Renaissance period. He had a wide knowledge of the sciences, including biology, anatomy, physiology, hydrodynamics, mechanics and aeronautics. His notebooks, written in mirror writing, contain original remarks on all of these areas.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10457177
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