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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Recto: A right foot with lines of proportion. Verso: Studies of optics c.1493-4
Recto: Red chalk. Verso: Pen and ink | 9.9 x 7.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912635
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Recto: A right foot with lines of proportion. Verso: Studies of optics c.1493-4
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Recto: A right foot with lines of proportion. Verso: Studies of optics c.1493-4
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Recto: a right foot viewed from above, so that the ankle and heel are not seen, measured a, b, c, with a faint inscription. Verso: three drawings of the passage of light from two points being interrupted at the point of intersection, and notes.
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
Recto: Red chalk. Verso: Pen and ink
Measurements
9.9 x 7.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Markings
watermark: Traces of watermark of a bull's head. Close to Briquet 14951. [lower-right]
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Other number(s)
RL 12635
