Studies for the Battle of Anghiari Cartoon and the Proportions of the Head

ca. 1490-95; 1503-5
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Studies for the Battle of Anghiari Cartoon and the Proportions of the Head
  • Artist: Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Vinci 1452–1519 Amboise)
  • Date: ca. 1490-95; 1503-5
  • Medium: Pen and two hues of brown ink (that of lighter color later reworked with black-brown ink), over traces of preliminary stylus work, soft black chalk, red chalk (recto); ren and two hues of brown ink (that of lighter color later reworkedwith black-brown ink), over soft black chalk, with densely pinpricked holes close to the figure's profile
  • Dimensions: 11 × 8 13/16 in. (28 × 22.4 cm)
    Framed: 20 11/16 × 15 9/16 in. (52.5 × 39.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gallerie dell’Accademia, Gabinetto dei Disegni e Stampe, Venice (236)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints