Machines & Inventions

Flying machines, war engines, hydraulic devices, automata — engineering imagination rendered in ink. The Codex Atlanticus alone contains over 1,100 sheets of notes and drawings spanning Leonardo's entire career.

Mechanical Engineering Drawings
c. 1487–1499 · Codex Atlanticus & Madrid Codices — 1,119 sheets
Battle of Anghiari Studies
c. 1503–1505 · Various collections — War machinery and cavalry
Sforza Horse Studies
c. 1488–1493 · Royal Collection, Windsor — Monument engineering