LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452-1519

Leonardo da VINCI Vinci, 1452–Amboise, 1519 Trees at the Edge of a Field Red chalk Verso: An Isolated Tree Red chalk About 1500–1505 On this sheet, Leonardo studies the effect of light on an indistinct group of trees, where the tones and colour vary according to the density and movement of the foliage; on the verso, he observes the effect of light on an isolated tree.This kind of study probably served for the artist’s depiction of a tree in his painting of Saint Anne. The Royal Collection, Windsor, RL 12431r–v, loaned by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 0 94 Leonardo da VINCI Vinci, 1452–Amboise, 1519 Botany: a Branch of Blackberry Red and white chalk on orange-red prepared paper About 1505–1510 The Royal Collection, Windsor, RL 12419, loaned by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 0 95