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The Ultimate Leonardo Da Vinci Sketch Thread

1/50 - Profile of a Warrior in Helmet Image
2/50 - Design for Giant Crossbow Image
3/50 - Dragon Striking Down Lion Image
4/50 - Water Lifting Devices Image
5/50 - Large Machine Gun Image
6/50 - Automobile

(crazy right?) Image
7/50 - Comparison of Scalp Skin and Onion Image
8/50 - Cow Uterus Image
9/50 - Embryo in the Womb Image
10/50 - The Vitruvian Man Image
11/50 - La Bella Principessa Image
12/50 - Two Horsemen Fighting a Dragon Image
13/50 - A Horsemen in Combat with a Griffin Image
14/50 - Landscape Drawing for Santa Maria Della Neve Image
15/50 - The Cartoon of St. Anne Image
16/50 - Head of Young Woman Image
17/50 - Muscles of the Back Image
18/50 - Muscles of the Torso Side Image
19/50 - Horse Studies Image
20/50 - Movement of Water Around Obstacles Image
21/50 - Wing Construction and Engineering Image
22/50 - Casting Mold of Head and Neck Image
23/50 - Allegory of Boat, Wolf, and Eagle (need to research this one more...) Image
24/50 - Roaring Lion Image
25/50 - Black Berries Image
26 - Anatomical Studies of the Shoulder Image
27/50 - The Skull Image
28/50 - Skeleton Foot Image
29/50 - Armored Vehicle Image
30/50 - A Seated Man and Water Movement Image
31/50 - Cannon Foundry Image
32/50 - Design for a Helicopter Image
33/50 - Drapery Image
34/50 - A Woman’s Torso Image
35/50 - Head of a Man Image
36/50 - Heart Anatomy Image
37/50 - Scythed Chariot Image
38/50 - Study of the Graduations of Shadows on Spheres Image
39/50 - Topographical Map of a River Valley (how did he do this??) Image
40/50 - Fetus in Womb Image
41/50 - Study of the Effect of Light on a Profile Head Image
42/50 - Study Sheet with Cats, Dragon and other Animals Image
43/50 - Study of Crabs Image
44/50 - Study of Arm Anatomy and Movement Image
45/50 - Flying Machine Image
46/50 - Boat Design Image
47/50 - A Plan of Imola Image
48/50 - Design for a Machine for Grinding Convex Lenses Image
49/50 - Design for a Parabolic Compass Image
50/50 - Head of Girl Image
Congrats, you made it to the end...

What a man!

If you haven't looked into his trips to Egypt yet, you may want to. The Vitruvian Man and the Great Pyramids have all sorts of connections.

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