Leonardo da Vinci, Drapery for a seated figure, Musée du Louvre, Paris, inv. no. 2255
Brush and gray tempera, highlighted with white, on gray prepared linen

Study of a Womb, c. 1489 by Leonardo da Vinci

Study for the Sforza Monument, c. 1488-9 by Leonardo da Vinci

Man With Staff by Leonardo da Vinci

Proportions of the Face and Eye, c. 1489 by Leonardo Da Vinci

Study of St Anne, Mary, the Christ Child and the young St John; 1501

studies of human skull

Leonardo DaVinci, Head of a girl, 1483

Leonardo Da Vinci’s fascination with machines began when he was merely a boy. His earliest sketches depict the inner workings of various machines from his era. Eventually, his creativity led to the outlines of flying machines, weapons and musical instruments.

Young Woman Seated in a Landscape with a Unicorn; late 1470s