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LEONARDO DA VINCI (VINCI 1452-AMBOISE 1519)
The major organs and vessels
c.1485-90RCIN 912597
A study of a man standing facing the spectator, with legs apart and arms stretched down, drawn as an anatomical figure to show the heart, lungs and main arteries. He wears a rather doleful expression.