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Description: Drapery study
TitleDrapery study
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1475
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBrush drawing on brown linen
Dimensions11 1/8 x 7 5/8 in. (28.3 x 19.3 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https:/­/­www.britishmuseum.org/­collection/­object/­P_1895-0915-489
Accession number1895-9-15-489
SubjectsBrush drawingArtists' preparatory studiesDrapery in artLight in artDrawing, Renaissance
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Appendix: Three Notes on Leonardo and Early Renaissance Shadow: 3. Leonardo on Shadow in 1490–93
Michael Baxandall
Description: Shadows and Enlightenment
Shadows and Enlightenment
Leonardo came out of the design ambience represented by the metalpoint and biacca drawings. He had probably gone into Verrocchio’s workshop in 1469 at the age of seventeen, was admitted to the Florentine painters’ confraternity in 1472 and was still living in Verrocchio’s house in 1476. There are works by him attributed to the 1470s – in particular, a group of studies of drapery, monochrome brush drawings in black or dark grey on mid-grey-toned linen with white heightening …
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Michael Baxandall
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 1995 by Michael Baxandall
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00111.011
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Chapter subject tags:Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519Relief (Art)Shades and shadows in artDrawingVision--ResearchOptics and art

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Description: Study for the drapery of the Virgin in a "Visitation"
Study for the drapery of the Virgin in a "Visitation"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameGhirlandaio, Domenico
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, brush, watercolor, and white heightening on paper
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Study for the drapery of the Virgin in a...
Study for the drapery of the Virgin in a "Visitation
Description: Light from a window on an umbrous sphere
Light from a window on an umbrous sphere
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and wash over metalpoint on paper
Dimensions9 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (24 x 31 cm)
LocationBibliothèque de l'Institut de France, Paris
Light from a window on an umbrous sphere
Light from a window on an umbrous sphere
Description: Six Studies of Figures for the Adoration of the Magi
Six Studies of Figures for the Adoration of the Magi
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1481
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and ink over stylus
Dimensions10 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (27.7 x 20.9 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl020003022
Accession number2258 (verso)
Six Studies of Figures for the Adoration...
Six Studies of Figures for the Adoration of the Magi
Description: Head of Saint Philip for the "Last Supper"
Head of Saint Philip for the "Last Supper"
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1495
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk
Dimensions7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (19 x 15 cm)
LocationRoyal Library, Windsor, United Kingdom
https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/912551/
Accession numberRCIN 912551
Head of Saint Philip for the "Last...
Head of Saint Philip for the "Last Supper"
Description: A Deluge
A Deluge
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1512–1514
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk, gone over with pen and ink on paper
LocationWindsor Castle, Royal Library, Windsor, England
https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/3/collection/912380/a-deluge
Accession numberinv. 12386r
A Deluge
A Deluge
Description: Cartoon for Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
Cartoon for Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1499–1500
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsCharcoal (and wash?) heightened with white chalk on paper, mounted on canvas
Dimensions55 3/4 x 41 1/8 in. (141.5 x 104.6 cm)
LocationNational Gallery, London
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/leonardo-da-vinci-the-burlington-house-cartoon
Accession numberNG6337
Cartoon for Madonna and Child with Saint...
Cartoon for Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
Description: Traité de la peinture
Traité de la peinture
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator name (description)Roland Fréart, sieur de Chambray's version of Leonardo da Vinci's work
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher  
Creation date1716
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Traité de la peinture
Traité de la peinture
Description: Studies for the Last Judgment, detail
Studies for the Last Judgment, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nameBuonarroti, Michelangelo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1534
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack and red chalk on paper
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1895-0915-518
Accession number1895,0915.518
Studies for the Last Judgment, detail
Studies for the Last Judgment
Description: Study of Roman ruins
Study of Roman ruins
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameRaphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1512
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsSilverpoint and white heightening on prepared paper
Dimensions8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21 x 14.1 cm)
LocationRoyal Library, Windsor, United Kingdom
https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/990117/a-landscape-with-figures-and-the-ruins-of-a-column
Accession numberRCIN 990117
Study of Roman ruins
Study of Roman ruins
Description: Drawing for the Alba Madonna
Drawing for the Alba Madonna
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nameRaphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1511
Object typeDrawing
LocationPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France
http://www.pba-lille.fr/en/Collections/Chefs-d-OEuvre/Dessins-et-photo-graphies/Etude-pour-la-Madone-d-Albe
Drawing for the Alba Madonna
Drawing for the Alba Madonna
Description: Traité de la peinture
Traité de la peinture
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator name (description)Roland Fréart, sieur de Chambray's version of Leonardo da Vinci's work
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher  
Creation date1716
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Traité de la peinture
Traité de la peinture
Description: Woman Resting
Woman Resting
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameParmigianino
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1524–1527
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk with white heightening on prepared paper
Dimensions9 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (23.1 x 17.5 cm)
LocationCourtauld Institute of Art, London
Accession numberD.1978.PG.96
Woman Resting
Woman Resting
Description: St. John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameGiorgione;Campagnola, Giulio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian; Italian
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPoint of the brush (landscape) and pen and ink and wash (figure)
Dimensions12 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (32 x 21.9 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl020114865
Accession numberRF 1979, Recto
St. John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist
Description: Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1510–1513
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsRed chalk on paper
LocationNational Library, Turin, Italy
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
Description: Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1503–1519
Object typePainting
MaterialsPoplar wood
Dimensions66 1/8 x 51 1/8 in. (168 x 130 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010066107
Accession numberINV. 776
Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
Description: Study of a nude man seen from front, side, and back
Study of a nude man seen from front, side, and back
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator namePollaiuolo, Antonio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1475
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsStylus, pen, and dark brown ink and wash on paper
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl020002127
Accession numberInv. 1486
Study of a nude man seen from front,...
Study of a nude man seen from front, side, and back
Description: Study of drapery
Study of drapery
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameGhirlandaio, Domenico
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1480
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBrush on linen
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl020003018
Study of drapery
Study of drapery
Description: Venus and Psyche
Venus and Psyche
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nameRaphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1516–1517
Object typeDrawing
Dimensions10 3/8 x 7 3/4 in. (26.5 x 19.7 cm)
LocationMuseé du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl020101102
Accession number3875
Venus and Psyche
Venus and Psyche
Description: Study for "Massacre of the Innocents"
Study for "Massacre of the Innocents"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameRaphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1510–1514
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and ink
Dimensions9 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (23.2 x 37.7 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1860-0414-446
Accession number1860,0414.446
Study for "Massacre of the Innocents"
Study for "Massacre of the Innocents"
Description: Modello for Chapel of Julius III, San Pietro in Montorio, Rome
Modello for Chapel of Julius III, San Pietro in Montorio, Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameVasari, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1550
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and brown ink; brown wash
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl020002949
Accession numberINV 2198, Recto
Modello for Chapel of Julius III, San...
Modello for Chapel of Julius III, San Pietro in Montorio, Rome
Description: Adam's Arms and Hands
Adam's Arms and Hands
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDürer, Albrecht
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1504
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and brown and black ink
Dimensions8 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (21.6 x 27.5 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=720606&partId=1
Accession numberSL,5218.181
Adam's Arms and Hands
Adam's Arms and Hands
Description: Group of Three Nude Men
Group of Three Nude Men
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameBuonarroti, Michelangelo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1501–1505
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk on paper
Dimensions12 3/8 x 11 in. (31.5 x 27.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1859-0625-564
Accession number1859-6-25-564
Group of Three Nude Men
Group of Three Nude Men
Description: Risen Christ with St. Andrew and Longinus
Risen Christ with St. Andrew and Longinus
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMantegna, Andrea
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1470–1475
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and ink and wash
Dimensions13 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (35 x 28.5 cm)
LocationStaatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich
https://emp.graphische-sammlung.mwn.de/eMuseumPlus?service=direct/1/ResultListView/result.t1.collection_list.$TspTitleImageLink.link&sp=10&sp=Scollection&sp=SfieldValue&sp=0&sp=1&sp=3&sp=SdetailList&sp=0&sp=Sdetail&sp=0&sp=F&sp=T&sp=0
Accession numberInv.-Nr. 3065 Z
Risen Christ with St. Andrew and...
Risen Christ with St. Andrew and Longinus

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