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Copy after Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
The foot of the Christ child and the foot of St Anne c.1517-20
Black chalk on dark grey paper | 22.0 x 15.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912535
Copy after Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
The foot of the Christ child and the foot of St Anne c.1517-20
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A study for the raised left foot and ankle of the infant Christ, with the sole partly upturned towards the spectator. Below is a study of a right foot, turned to the left, with the heel not shown. This is a copy after details from the Madonna and Child with St Anne and a lamb, now in the Louvre.
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
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk on dark grey paper
Measurements
22.0 x 15.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Markings
watermark: near opaque preparation-nothing visible in raking light on verso
