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Bernard Berenson even argued the Uffizi work was an autograph work by Leonardo himself, but this is rejected by modern art historians in favour of one of Leonardo's students, possibly Francesco Melzi [2] with some assistance on the landscape background from Joos van Cleve.
Relationship with Leonardo da Vinci. Selected works. References. External links. Francesco Melzi, or Francesco de Melzi (1491–1567), was an Italian painter born into a family of the Milanese nobility in Lombardy. He became a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci and remained as his closest professional assistant throughout his career.
Copies Leda and the Swan, copy attributed to Il Sodoma, c. 1510–1515. Tempera on wood, Galleria Borghese, Rome. Leda and the Swan, copy by Cesare da Sesto, 1515–1520. Oil on canvas, Wilton House, England Spiridon Leda, copy probably by Francesco Melzi, c. 1515. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Oct 14, 2023 · Theories around the creator of this piece have included Francesco Melzi, possibly in conjunction with Joos van Cleve. Cesare da Sesto and Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina have also been mentioned, but it is now unlikely that this mystery will ever be solved, with relatively little known about these artists in comparison to the great masters such ...
There are Leonardo's drawings of the head and bust of Leda; a famous drawing was done in 1506 by Raphael; a red chalk drawing which may have been done by an assistant to Leonardo; a picture by Bugiardini which was based upon Leonardo's original cartoon (done in 1504); another copy probably by Francesco Melzi and based on Leonardo's second ...
This is a study for the head of Leda in the lost painting of Leda and the Swan. Melzi's number 12. In classical mythology, Leda, queen of Sparta, was seduced by Jupiter in the form of a swan and bore two eggs, from each of which hatched twins. Leonardo worked on two versions of a composition of Leda and the swan, one in which Leda kneels, the ...
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Leda. Roman Art. Characteristics. Description. Date. Early Roman Imperial period. Museum. The Uffizi. Collection. Sculpture. Location. First Corridor (A2) Technique. Pentelic marble (older part); Parian marble (head); Italic marble (modern restorations) Size. 171 cm (height) Inventory. 1914 n. 239.
