This area contains drawings and sketches by Leonardo da Vinci. Larger jpeg views are available by clicking on the "postage stamp" images.
This study is remarkable in the amount of life it brings to a simple drawing. The image may have been a source of inspiration for Escher's famous drawing of a hand drawing another hand; there has also been ubsubstantiated speculation that this may have served as a study for hands in the the Mona Lisa. This seems unlikely, but the sketch is striking.
This characteristic anatomical drawing shows attention to detail and copious notes.
Again, a typical da Vinci anatomical sketch, with close attention to detail and copious notes on all sides of the drawing.
Detailed drawing of the heart, notes, and accurate details that most likely are the product of Leonardo's dissections of animals and human bodies.