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) by Leonardo da Vinci

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)

Leonardo da Vinci, 1480–85. Archival print from The Met’s open-access image.

Price range: $45.00 through $260.00

Description

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), Leonardo da Vinci (1480–85).

Silverpoint, partly reworked by the artist with pen and dark brown ink on pink prepared paper; lines ruled with metalpoint (recto); pen and brown ink (verso)
. Original: 7 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (19.3 x 16.2 cm).

Rogers Fund, 1917. Printed from The Met’s Open Access image (CC0). View the original at The Met (object 337494).

Additional information

Department

Drawings and Prints
Artist

Leonardo da Vinci
Century

15th century
Medium

Ink
Size

24 × 30 cm, 40 × 50 cm, 56 × 70 cm, 80 × 100 cm
Finish

Black frame, Oak frame, Unframed