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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Studies of the motion of the heart c. 1511-13
Pen and ink and red chalk on blue paper | 28.0 x 20.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 919081
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Recto: congenital defect of interatrial septum; interior of R ventricle; closed mitral & open aortic valves from above; notes on muscles of the heart & its motion. Verso: the letter H
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 and red chalk on blue paper
Measurements
28.0 x 20.5 cm (sheet of paper)
