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Catalogue: 11–20 of 138

Sketches of Figures of Saint Sebastian Standing and the Virgin and Child with Angels (verso; detail). Francesco di Simone Ferrucci (Fiesole, 1437–Florence, 1493). Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint or black chalk, on rose-washed paper; 274 mm x 198 mm (10 13/16 x 7 13/16 in.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971 (1972.118.252). (Cat. no. 12).

Study for an Equestrian Monument
Antonio del Pollaiuolo (Antonio Benci) (Florence, 1431/32–Rome, 1498)
Pen and brown ink, brush with light and dark brown wash, over faint black chalk underdrawing; outlines of the horse and rider are selectively pricked for transfer; the background was reworked with dark brown ink, possibly by Giorgio Vasari; 288 x 255 mm (11 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.), irregular borders
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.410)
Sketches of Figures of the Virgin Kneeling, Saint Peter Standing, Seated Allegorical Figures of Faith and Charity, and Child Standing on a Corbel (?) (recto)
Sketches of Figures of Saint Sebastian Standing and the Virgin and Child with Angels (verso)
Francesco di Simone Ferrucci (Fiesole, 1437–Florence, 1493)
Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint or black chalk, on rose-washed paper; 274 mm x 198 mm (10 13/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971 (1972.118.252)
Drapery for a Kneeling Figure
Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452–Cloux, 1519)
Brush and gray-brown tempera, highlighted with white, on gray prepared linen; glued to secondary support; 206 x 281 mm (8 1/8 x 11 1/16 in.); perforations in upper right and left corners; yellowing around edges
Département des Arts Graphiques du Musée du Louvre, Paris RF 41904
Drapery for a Kneeling Figure
Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452–Cloux, 1519)
Brush and gray tempera, highlighted with white, on gray prepared linen; torso and right arm sketched with tip of the brush; 181 x 234 mm (7 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.); trace of framing outline in pen and brown ink; glued to secondary support
Département des Arts Graphiques du Musée du Louvre, Paris 2256
Standing Draped Figure
Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452–Cloux, 1519)
Brush and gray tempera, highlighted with white, on dark gray prepared linen; traces of black chalk in bust and head; glued to secondary support; 315 x 168 mm (12 7/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Département des Arts Graphiques du Musée du Louvre, Paris RF 1081
Drapery for a Standing Figure
Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452–Cloux, 1519)
Brush and gray tempera, highlighted with white, on gray prepared linen; glued to secondary support; 196 x 153 mm (7 3/4 x 6 1/8 in.); cloth probably cut along all four borders
Département des Arts Graphiques du Musée du Louvre, Paris RF 1082
Drapery for a Seated Figure
Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452–Cloux, 1519)
Brush and gray tempera, highlighted with white, on gray prepared linen; 266 x 233 mm (10 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.); traces of framing outline in pen and black ink; worn spots in preparation; upper and lower left corners reconstituted and gray-tinted; glued to secondary support
Département des Arts Graphiques du Musée du Louvre, Paris 2255
Virgin and Child Holding a Cat
Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452–Cloux, 1519)
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over stylus and traces of leadpoint; 84 x 71 mm (3 5/16 x 2 13/16 in.) maximum
Private collection, New York
Sketches of a Child Holding and Playing with a Cat; a Cat (recto)
Sketches of the Virgin and Child with a Cat; a Child with a Cat; a Cat (verso)
Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452–Cloux, 1519)
Pen and dark brown ink over traces of leadpoint (recto); pen and dark brown ink over a sketch with a stylus (verso); 213 x 149 mm (8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
The British Museum, London 1857-1-10-1
The Virgin and Child; Profiles; Technical Sketches (recto)
The Virgin and Child (verso)
Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452–Cloux, 1519)
Silverpoint and leadpoint, reworked with pen and brown ink on pale salmon-pink prepared paper (recto); pen and medium brown ink over leadpoint on unprepared cream paper, small sketch in leadpoint only (verso); 202 x 157 mm (7 15/16 x 6 3/16 in.)
The British Museum, London 1860-6-16-100

The material in this section was derived from the exhibition catalogue, Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman. Edited by Carmen C. Bambach, with contributions by Carmen C. Bambach, Alessandro Cecchi, Claire Farago, Varena Forcione, Martin Kemp, Anne-Marie Logan, Pietro C. Marani, Carlo Pedretti, Carlo Vecce, Françoise Viatte, and Linda Wolk-Simon. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2003. Distributed by Yale University Press. The catalogue is available in the Museum's bookshops and in the online Met Store.

Many thanks to the Museum's Editorial Department for making portions of the exhibition catalogue available for online use.

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