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1480s sketch by Leonardo da Vinci From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Compositional Sketches for the Virgin Adoring the Christ Child, with and without the Infant St. John the Baptist; Diagram of a Perspectival Projection (recto); Slight Doodles (verso) is a 1480s drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]
Compositional Sketches for the Virgin Adoring the Christ Child, with and without the Infant St. John the Baptist; Diagram of a Perspectival Projection (recto); Slight Doodles (verso) | |
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Year | 1480s |
Dimensions | 19.3 cm (7.6 in) × 16.2 cm (6.4 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Accession No. | 17.142.1 |
Identifiers | The Met object ID: 337494 |
Da Vinci used a traditional fifteenth-century medium of metalpoint to make the sketch; however, he reinforced the shadows of the drawings with pen and ink for a deeper tonal range.[1]
The sketches depicts the Virgin Mary kneeling before a baby Jesus. As well as baby Jesus alone and perspective experiments.[1]
These sketches contain thematic similarities to his later painting, the Virgin of the Rocks.
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