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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
The hands of St John in the Last Supper c.1495
Black chalk | 11.7 x 15.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912543
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A study of clasped hands seen so that the back of the right hand is visible, and that of the left is fore-shortened. This is a study for the hands of St John in the Last Supper, refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan.
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
Measurements
11.7 x 15.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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