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The pointing hand of the angel in The Virgin of the Rocks c.1517-20

Black chalk, with white heightening, on dark grey prepared paper | 15.3 x 22.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912520

The pointing hand of the angel in The Virgin of the Rocks

Copy after Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

The pointing hand of the angel in The Virgin of the Rocks c.1517-20

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Description

A study for the pointing right hand, and the fore-arm of the angel in the Louvre Virgin of the Rocks, and a small part of her drapery

Provenance

Bequeathed to Francesco Melzi; from whose heirs purchased by Pompeo Leoni, c.1582-90; Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, by 1630; Probably acquired by Charles II; Royal Collection by 1690
People involved

Creator(s)

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Search the collection Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
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Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Charles II, King of Great Britain (1630-85)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Louvre, Le [Paris]
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Black chalk, with white heightening, on dark grey prepared paper

black chalk, white bodycolour, dark grey prepared paper

heightened with

Measurements

15.3 x 22.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Medical sciences
Anatomy
Human anatomy
Hands (human)
References

Other number(s)

RL 12520

P(L) : Pedretti, C., The Drawings and Misc Papers of Leonardo da Vinci in the Collection of HM The Queen at Windsor Castle, Vol. I (1982): Landscapes, Plants and Water Studies. Vol. II (1987): Horses and Other Animals [Vols III and IV were not published] – P(L) 192

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