Study for the Madonna of the Cat is a set of two drawings by Leonardo da Vinci on both sides (front and back) of a sheet of paper 13 centimeters high and 9.4 centimeters wide. The two …

Mar 6, 2022 · Not everyone knows that Leonardo da Vinci made several studies for a "Madonna of the Cat," a work that was never realized, as far as we know. And years later he also made a …

One of the most charming of all of Leonardo's drawings, it covers the full range of his modes from the most stylised and 'Leonardesque', in the coiling dragon, to the most acutely observed and …

This exceptional sheet of studies, mainly of cats, is from Leonardo's last years. It is known that he was suffering from ailments which partially paralyzed him, but his drawings are as lively and …

Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian polymath renowned for his contributions to art and science, closely studied the movements and pupils of cats. He believed that even the smallest feline was a …

One of the most charming of all of Leonardo's drawings, it covers the full range of his modes from the most stylised and 'Leonardesque', in the coiling dragon, to the most acutely observed...

May 13, 2019 · The same nameless, dexterous cat Marina describes in the early paragraphs of her Leonardo chapter inspired numerous drawings, notably a series of Virgin and Christ Child …

“Study of the Madonna and Child with a Cat” is an artwork created by Leonardo da Vinci around 1478 during the Early Renaissance period in Milan, Italy. Crafted with ink on paper, the …

Mar 28, 2025 · c. 1478. Pen and ink. 28.1 x 19.9 cms | 11 x 7 ¾ ins. British Museum, United Kingdom

Leonardo made a number of drawings of this theme, but no painting of the Virgin and Child with Cat survives. Instead, the geometry and balance of the composition and sense of movement …