Study of a Madonna

Leonardo da Vinci, probably 1470/1480

A woman wearing a mantle, which drapes over her head and shoulders, and holding her hands together in prayer is lightly sketched in black chalk in this vertical drawing. Her body is angled to our left. Her head tips in that direction, and she looks off into the distance. Forms to the left of the woman are studies of a man’s torso and a muscular leg. The sketches are all faintly drawn on paper that now has some brown speckling.
Artist
Leonardo da Vinci
Date
probably 1470/1480
Type
Drawing
Medium
black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
16 × 13.5 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

A woman wearing a mantle, which drapes over her head and shoulders, and holding her hands together in prayer is lightly sketched in black chalk in this vertical drawing. Her body is angled to our left. Her head tips in that direction, and she looks off into the distance. Forms to the left of the woman are studies of a man’s torso and a muscular leg. The sketches are all faintly drawn on paper that now has some brown speckling.

Leonardo da Vinci