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Copy after Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

The head of St Simon in the Last Supper c.1510-20

Red chalk | 18.5 x 14.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912549

The head of St Simon in the Last Supper

Copy after Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

The head of St Simon in the Last Supper c.1510-20

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The head of St Simon in the Last Supper

Copy after Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

The head of St Simon in the Last Supper c.1510-20

©

Description

A drawing of the head of a man in profile to the left. He has overhanging brows, short, sparse hair, and an unshaven chin and upper lip. This is a copy of RL 12550, or at least of the drawing from which RL 12550 was copied, showing a little more shoulder and a more marked detail of surface.

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
People involved

Creator(s)

Copy after
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Attributed to
Search the collection Francesco Melzi (1491/3-c. 1570)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Charles II, King of Great Britain (1630-85)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Red chalk

red chalk

Measurements

18.5 x 14.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Christianity
Life of Christ
Public Life of Christ
Last Supper
References

Other number(s)

RL 12549

P(L) : Pedretti, C., The Drawings and Misc Papers of Leonardo da Vinci in the Collection of HM The Queen at Windsor Castle, Vol. I (1982): Landscapes, Plants and Water Studies. Vol. II (1987): Horses and Other Animals [Vols III and IV were not published] – P(L) 197

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