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Study of a Woman's Head or of the Angel of the Vergine delle Rocce by Leonardo da Vinci is an example of metalpoint, a drawing technique in which a stylus with a point of gold, silver, or some other metal was applied to a sheet of paper treated with a mixture of powdered bones (or lead white) and gumwater. What are some of the limitations of using this medium? Choose all that apply.

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Answer: A drawing technique, especially silverpoint, popular 15th and 16th centuries,

Explanation: in which a stylus with a point of gold, silver, or some other metal was applied

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