Spring Device
- Artist
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Date
- c.1500 ; Italy
- Style
- High renaissance
- Genre
- Sketch and study
- Location
- Museo del Prado
"Spring Device" is a captivating artwork attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, exemplifying his mastery as a painter and sketch and study artist. Created during the High renaissance period, it showcases Leonardo’s keen interest in engineering and innovation. The piece likely employs ink on paper to depict a mechanical spring mechanism, reflecting his scientific curiosity. As with many of his works, it demonstrates his skill in blending art and science, embodying the Renaissance humanist ideal and his relentless pursuit of understanding and representing the natural world.
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