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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Two grotesque profiles confronted c.1485-90
Pen and ink | 6.3 x 6.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912463
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
912463.jpg c.1485-90
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
912463V.jpg c.1485-90
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A fragment with two sketches of peculiar male heads in profile, face to face. Leonardo has juxtaposed extremes of the facial features: snub versus aquiline nose, sucked-in versus protruding fleshy lips, jutting versus receding chin. The parent sheet of the fragment has not been identified.
Provenance
Bequeathed to Francesco Melzi; from whose heirs purchased by Pompeo Leoni, c.1582-90; Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, by 1630; Probably acquired by Charles II; Royal Collection by 1690
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink
Measurements
6.3 x 6.6 cm (sheet of paper)
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