Sketch of a mortar for fragmentation bombs

Leonardo da Vinci
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Sketch of a mortar for fragmentation bombs by Leonardo da Vinci, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut, bedroom
Shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut · Bedroom
Sketch of a mortar for fragmentation bombs by Leonardo da Vinci, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut, living
Shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut · Living room
Sketch of a mortar for fragmentation bombs by Leonardo da Vinci, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut, hotel guest room
Shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut · Hotel guest room
Sketch of a mortar for fragmentation bombs

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A squat mortar angles upward on the page, its barrel designed to scatter fragmenting bombs outward on impact. The drawing survives on aged paper rendered in sepia tones, part of a sketch devoted to this weapon design. The artist, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), was Italian, a citizen of the Republic of Florence, and worked within the High Renaissance and Renaissance movements, also active as an anatomist and architect.

CreatorLeonardo da Vinci
SKUleonardo-da-vinci-2026-024_frgc_1224
Archive IDrs:100:51912