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Did you know... that a Post-it Note–sized drawing (pictured) by Leonardo da Vinci sold for £8.8 million in 2021?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 08:26, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Head of a Bear

... that a 7 cm × 7 cm (2.8 in × 2.8 in) drawing (pictured) by Leonardo da Vinci sold for £8.8 million in 2021? "A study of a bear's head by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for a record £7.5m (£8.8m with fees) at Christie's in London today ... Measuring 7cm square" from: Brady, Anna (8 July 2021). "Head of a bear sets new record for a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, selling on a single bid for £8.8m at Christie's". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ALT1: ... that Leonardo da Vinci's Head of a Bear (pictured) is the size of a Post-it Note? Standard Post-it Notes are 76mm square, the drawing has also been directly compared: "Ongpin describes the drawing as 'a tiny trophy, a Post It note Leonardo'" from: Brady, Anna (8 July 2021). "Head of a bear sets new record for a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, selling on a single bid for £8.8m at Christie's". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ALT2: ... that Leonardo da Vinci may have based the head of the animal in Lady with an Ermine on his earlier Head of a Bear (pictured)? "the ermine’s head seems to have been inspired by the head of the silverpoint bear. Compare the direction of each animal’s gaze, the structure of each cranium, and features such as the small, round eyes, pointed nose and cylindrical muzzle." from: "Leonardo's Head of a Bear (and the ermine it inspired a decade later)". Christies. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 07:18, 16 November 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Hey, I'll review this :) @Dumelow: The article is new (created on Nov 11), refs are good, image in PD. Hooks are interesting, sources are ok. QPQ done. So it's approved - Artem.G (talk) 13:36, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support ALT1 as the catchiest hook. (I'd add the word "drawing" before "Head of a Bear" in that hook.) I've applied MOS:MEASUREMENTS to the original hook. Ham II (talk) 07:41, 17 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- The most interesting thing is that such a small work sold for so much, but the actual dimensions detract from the hook. I'd suggest something like:
  ALT3: ... that a Post-it Note–sized drawing (pictured) by Leonardo da Vinci sold for £8.8 million in 2021?
  MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 23:51, 20 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - Excellent hook. Should it be Post-it Note–sized, per MOS:SUFFIXDASH? Ham II (talk) 19:25, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    - Yes. While I personally prefer an extra hyphen, I've adjusted ALT3 as you suggested, to conform to the MoS. Thanks. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 06:01, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT3 to T:DYK/P2