Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
A nude young man bound to a column c. 1508-10
Red chalk with pen and ink on pale red prepared paper | 11.0 x 6.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 970128
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RL 12583A: nude figure of young man standing with his right foot on ground, his left raised on block, his body turned slightly to the right, his head upturned, facing the spectator, his hands presumably bound behind a column on his left.
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
Red chalk with pen and ink on pale red prepared paper
Measurements
11.0 x 6.8 cm (sheet of paper)
