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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Studies of the valves of the heart, and sketch of a suditary, and calculations c. 1511-13
Pen and ink on blue paper | 28.0 x 20.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 919079
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Verso: 7 drawings of semilunar aortic & pulmonary valves with notes on their action; sketch of a figure in a Turkish Bath; the head of a man, 3/4 L; numerous calculations; a geometrical diagram of the slope of a river bed
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 on blue paper
Measurements
28.0 x 20.6 cm (sheet of paper)
