The head of Leda
A drawing of the head of a woman turned three quarters to the left, looking down. The hair is fastened in elaborate braids, and arranged in coils over the ears. This is a study for the head of Leda in the lost painting of Leda and the Swan. The mythical Leda was seduced by Jupiter in the form of a swan.
Contributors
- Charles II, King of Great Britain (1630-85) [acquirer]
Creator
- Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519) [artist]
Type of item
- drawings
- drawings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/017185
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
- Drawing
Medium
- paper
- black chalk
- ink
- paper (fiber product)
- black chalk
- ink
- Paper
Contributors
- Charles II, King of Great Britain (1630-85) [acquirer]
Creator
- Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519) [artist]
Type of item
- drawings
- drawings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/017185
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
- Drawing
Medium
- paper
- black chalk
- ink
- paper (fiber product)
- black chalk
- ink
- Paper
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Creation date
- 1504/1506
- 1504/1506
Places
- Florence
Current location
- Λονδίνο
Provenance
- Royal Collection Trust, London
Identifier
- 912518
- 045
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/Museu/ProvidedCHO/Royal Collection/045
Extent
- 17.7 x 14.7 cm (sheet of paper)
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-10-18T17:42:02.671Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-10-18T17:42:02.671Z