LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452-1519

Leonardo da VINCI Vinci, 1452–Amboise, 1519 A Deluge Black chalk About 1517–1518 Leonardo’s last drawings included costume studies, a mysterious female figure pointing to something in a river landscape, and a series of deluges in black chalk – images of the world’s impermanence. The Royal Collection, Windsor, RL 12378, loaned by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 179