Leonardo da Vinci Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel Poster 1499 Wall Art Painting

Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel Poster — Leonardo da Vinci's ingenious engineering study of a perpetual-motion device, drawn with an inventor's precision.

Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel Poster by Leonardo da Vinci — Authentic Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel Art Print for Modern and Traditional Interiors

Wheels, weights and channels are laid out with careful lines and handwritten notes. More than a preparatory study, it shows the working mind of a genius and has a timeless, minimalist beauty. This Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel art print captures the fine lines and subtle shading of the original, reproduced with rich, even tones on premium matte paper.

Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel Poster — Why This Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel Art Print Stands Out

Every Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel Poster is printed to order with archival pigment inks on heavyweight 200 GSM matte paper, so the colours stay deep and true and the surface stays free of glare. Each print is checked by hand, carefully rolled and shipped in a rigid protective tube, so it arrives crease-free and ready to frame. Prefer to print it yourself? Choose the Digital Download for an instant high-resolution file.

Materials and Quality — Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel Poster Print Specifications

• Paper: 200 GSM museum-grade archival matte paper
• Inks: Fade-resistant pigment inks — 100+ year colour stability
• Finish: Smooth low-glare matte
• Digital Download: 300 DPI high-resolution file
• Packaging: Rolled in a rigid protective mailing tube

Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel Poster Size Guide — 8 Options for Every Wall

Small spaces love the 9x11 and 11x14 inch Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel Poster — perfect for a bookshelf, entryway or a cluster of prints. Mid sizes of 12x18 and 16x20 inches bring presence to a bedroom, study or reading nook. The large 18x24, 20x30 and 24x36 inch sizes turn the Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel art print into the focal point of a living or dining room. Want it right away? Pick the Digital Download. All sizes fit standard frames; frame not included.

Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel Poster — Ideal Rooms and Interior Styles

The Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel Poster is perfect for studies, home offices, studios, libraries and creative spaces. Its warm paper tones work beautifully in a natural oak or thin black frame with a wide white mount. Group it with other Leonardo drawings and vintage sketches for an inspiring, notebook-style gallery wall.

About Leonardo da Vinci and Study for the Design of an Overbalanced Wheel (1499)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) made this work around 1499–1500. Like many engineers of his time, Leonardo studied designs for perpetual-motion machines such as self-turning wheels and self-powered pumps. Unusually, he concluded that such machines could never work, and his careful analysis of why they fail is an early lesson in physics. It is preserved in the British Library in London.