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Leonardo da Vinci's drawings - a thread 🧵 1. Vitruvian Man pic.twitter.com/oCl8Sq1PgV
2024-03-29 03:28:482. Study of an Angel The soul of this young girl seems almost visible in her eyes. Even if da Vinci only produced about 20 paintings in his lifetime, we have over 13,000 pages of his notes and drawings. pic.twitter.com/Mxi7JCuKZM
2024-03-29 03:28:503. Fetus in the Womb More than 500 years ago, Leonardo correctly depicted the human fetus in its proper position inside a dissected uterus. pic.twitter.com/FP4sJs6sxI
2024-03-29 03:28:524. Anatomical Studies of the Shoulder Leonardo dissected more than 30 bodies of both genders and all ages in his lifetime, leaving behind many stunning - and incredibly accurate - anatomical drawings. pic.twitter.com/R2BIuGkJxW
2024-03-29 03:28:545. Anatomical Studies His sketches were so precise that many are still used to illustrate medical textbooks. pic.twitter.com/oGXSd2F93d
2024-03-29 03:28:566. Head of a Young Woman (La Scapigliata) pic.twitter.com/mzbs3LsdFn
2024-03-29 03:28:587. Profile of an Old Man pic.twitter.com/lMcp26mGr4
2024-03-29 03:28:5912. Ornithopter Leonardo studied the flight of birds for years, and then he famously made designs for his "ornithopter", a flying machine. pic.twitter.com/NoBo7Zwh2Y
2024-03-29 03:29:0813. Helicopter In the late 1480s, he even drew his design for an "aerial screw", a flying machine which is incredibly similar to a modern helicopter. pic.twitter.com/RxIqCkhud6
2024-03-29 03:29:1014. Dragon Striking Down Lion pic.twitter.com/rGJ5JL7fDC
2024-03-29 03:29:1215. The Skull This iconic drawing is universally admired for its accuracy and proportion. pic.twitter.com/9yjP23fSEA
2024-03-29 03:29:1416. Leonardo's self-propelled cart, considered the ancestor of the modern automobile. pic.twitter.com/q7izMduO6a
2024-03-29 03:29:1517. Study of Five Grotesque Heads pic.twitter.com/nxoqh39kxe
2024-03-29 03:29:1718. Study of the graduations of light and shade on a sphere (chiaroscuro). pic.twitter.com/mFhQoNaEnN
2024-03-29 03:29:1819. The organs of a woman's body pic.twitter.com/3wY10EIoQZ
2024-03-29 03:29:2020. Comparison of the leg of a man and a dog pic.twitter.com/tMMxNgqcwU
2024-03-29 03:29:2221. Walking on water A peculiar method of walking on water using skis made of cork and paddle-like poles. pic.twitter.com/a5TbVImrwj
2024-03-29 03:29:2322. Landscape drawing for Santa Maria Della Neve & botanical drawings "The painter’s mind is a copy of the divine mind, since it operates freely in creating the many kinds of animals, plants, fruits, landscapes, countrysides, ruins, and awe-inspiring places." pic.twitter.com/GVDbfhyzI2
2024-03-29 03:29:2524. Leonardo also produced several extremely accurate maps, such as the town plan of Imola. pic.twitter.com/51huMwg0Nd
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