LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452-1519

Andrea del Verrocchio’s workshop, Leonardo da Vinci (?) Study of the Head of a Young Man Pen and brown ink, wash About 1470–1472 This head recalls that of the Virgin Mary in the painting of The Annunciation in the Uffizi Gallery. Some art historians have concluded that it is a study drawn from a live model prior to the composition of the painting.The left-handed hatching, drawn from right to left, is characteristic of Leonardo, but the attribution of the drawing is still debated and some experts believe it to be a copy. The Morgan Library & Museum, NewYork, inv. IV, 34A Infrared reflectogram of The Baptism of Christ by Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci Distemper and oil on panel. About 1468–1478 Uffizi Gallery, Florence The work was probably painted by Verrocchio, assisted by Leonardo, for the altarpiece in the church of San Salvi in Florence.This infrared reflectogram shows the schema- tic preparatory drawing for the Baptist’s drapery, painted by Verrocchio, and tree trunks in the landscape, which Leonardo later replaced with misty mountains along a river. We can also see differences in the modelling of the figures: a much softer approach has been used for the body of Christ and face of the angel to the left, both painted by Leonardo. © Archivo Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Su concessione del Ministero dei Beni e delle attività culturali 0 17 0 18