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Allegory of Painting (The Death of Leonardo da Vinci)

Subject Leonardo da Vinci Italian
ca. 1780–99
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Allegory of Painting (The Death of Leonardo da Vinci)
  • Artist: Giuseppe Cades (Italian, Rome 1750–1799 Rome)
  • Subject: Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Vinci 1452–1519 Amboise)
  • Date: ca. 1780–99
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 17 13/16 × 21 3/4 in. (45.3 × 55.2 cm)
    Sheet: 21 3/8 × 26 9/16 in. (54.3 × 67.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.327
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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