The Death of Leonardo da Vinci
The Death of Leonardo da Vinci is an 1818 painting by the French artist Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, showing the painter Leonardo da Vinci dying, with Francis I of France holding his head. It was commissioned by the Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas, the French ambassador in Rome, and now hangs in the Petit Palais in Paris.
The Death of Leonardo da Vinci | |
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Francis I Receives the Last Breaths of Leonardo da Vinci | |
Artist | Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres |
Year | 1818 |
Medium | oil paint, canvas |
Dimensions | 40, 40, 72 cm (16, 16, 28 in) × 50.5, 81.5 cm (19.9, 32.1 in) |
Location | Petit Palais |
Commissioned by | Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas |
Accession No. | PDUT1165 |
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