The Death of Leonardo da Vinci

The Death of Leonardo da Vinci or Francis I Receives the Last Breaths 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.[1]

The Death of Leonardo da Vinci
Francis I Receives the Last Breaths of Leonardo da Vinci
ArtistJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 
Year1818
Mediumoil paint, canvas
Dimensions40, 40, 72 cm (16, 16, 28 in) × 50.5, 81.5 cm (19.9, 32.1 in) × 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
LocationPetit Palais
Commissioned byPierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas 
CollectionMusée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris 
Accession No.PDUT1165 

Another version of the painting created c. 1851 is held by the Smith College Museum of Art.[2]

Description

The painting depicts the death of Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian artist and inventor, which took place in the Clos Lucé house, in Amboise, on May 2, 1519. As a source of inspiration for this painting, Ingres took up the story of the death of the painter present in the Lives of Giorgio Vasari. The king of France Francis I embraces the dying artist to receive his last breath, while other characters, including priests and servants, observe the scene. The young dauphin Francis of Valois sadly observes the scene and a cardinal places a hand on his shoulder to comfort him. On a table next to Leonardo's bed you can see a Bible and a small crucifix. The face of Francis I takes up a painting by Titian dating back to 1538.[3]

References
  1. "Francis I Receives the Last Breaths of Leonardo da Vinci". Petit Palais. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  2. "Death of Leonardo da Vinci". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. van Wijck, Frank (2021-10-28). "De overeenkomst tussen Leonardo da Vinci en het tandartsvak". Tandartspraktijk. 42 (7): 29–31. doi:10.1007/s12496-021-0085-6. ISSN 0167-1685.
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