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Leonardo da Vinci

A Bear Walking

ca. 1482–85
silverpoint on light buff prepared paper
10.3 × 13.3 cm (4.1 × 5.2 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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