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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Recto: Notes on the heart and motion of the blood. Verso: Notes on the action of the heart, etc. c.1511-13
Pen and ink | 29.2 x 21.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 919063
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Recto: Page of notes on problems of the blood circulation, relationships of heart & liver, comparison of temperature of lungs & heart. Verso: Page of notes on the action of the heart & a marginal reminder to write a discourse against students who impede & abbreviate the study of anatomy
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
29.2 x 21.2 cm (sheet of paper)
