Leonardo s fascination with anatomical studies reveals a prevailing artistic interest of the time.
Pencil sketch of leonardo da vinci.
On painting theorist leon battista alberti urged painters to construct the human figure as it exists in nature supported by the skeleton and musculature and only then.
Drawing of lilies for an annunciation by leonardo da vinci.
In his own treatise della pittura 1435.
Leonardo s drawing of the vitruvian man was created in 1490.
Drawing of salai by leonardo da vinci.
Drawing of the comparative anatomy of the legs of a man and a dog by leonardo da vinci.
Leonardo da vinci leonardo da vinci anatomical studies and drawings.
Leonardo da vinci s vitruvian man is dedicated influenced by and named in the honour of vitruvius.
Drawing of locks on a river by leonardo da vinci.
Drawings by leonardo da vinci and his circle in the in the british collections the quality of leonardo s pencil drawing is impeccable and he is easily able to faithfully reproduce reality in all its detail and since drawing is the most direct expression of physical and mental movement leonardo s figures have unprecedented vitality and vivacity.
In february 2019 to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of leonardo da vinci 144 of the renaissance master s greatest drawings in the royal collection.