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Studies for the Movements of Water, Male Nude Unsheathing a Sword, and Hercules Holding a Club Seen in Frontal View (recto), 1506–8 Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452–1519) Charcoal or soft black chalk, pen and dark brown ink, on off-white laid paper; 5 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (13.7 x 14 cm) Purchase, Florence B. Selden Bequest and Rogers Fund, and Promised Gift of Leon D. and Debra R. Black, 2000 (2000.328a, b)

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