Leonardo Status: The original Madonna with the Yarnwinder panel is long lost. However, it was copied numerous times in Leonardo's Florentine workshop by his apprentices. The Buccleuch copy shown here is particularly fine, though, and recent scientific examination revealed that its underdrawing and a proportion of the actual painting are of Leonardo's own hand.
Madonna with the Yarnwinder, ca. 1501-07
Workshop of, and partially attributed to Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452-1519)
From Shelley Esaak, About.com
Workshop of, and partially attributed to Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452-1519). Madonna with the Yarnwinder, ca. 1501-07. Oil on panel. 48.3 x 36.9 cm.
Collection Duke of Buccleuch & QueensburyLeonardo Status: The original Madonna with the Yarnwinder panel is long lost. However, it was copied numerous times in Leonardo's Florentine workshop by his apprentices. The Buccleuch copy shown here is particularly fine, though, and recent scientific examination revealed that its underdrawing and a proportion of the actual painting are of Leonardo's own hand.
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