Leda and the Swan was a composition of the Greek myth of Leda and Zeus in swan form, developed by Leonardo da Vinci between about 1503 and 1510 through preparatory drawings and, by 1508, a finished painting. The painted version was last recorded in the French royal collection at Fontainebleau in 1625, described in poor condition with its wooden panels split apart, and is believed to have later been deliberately destroyed on grounds of its subject matter. No original painting survives, but Leonardo's own drawings and numerous copies by his students, including Giampietrino and Cesare da Sesto, preserve the composition.
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Completed version, dating
In 1508 Leonardo painted a different composition of the subject
Completed version, status
The painting is lost, probably deliberately destroyed
Lead section
Unfortunately the picture is in a bad state because it is done on three long panels which have split apart and broken off a certain amount of paint.
In Form: Painting, lead paragraph
The story of Leda and the Swan was the subject of two compositions by Leonardo da Vinci from perhaps 1503-1510. Neither survive as paintings by Leonardo, but there are a number of drawings for both by him, and copies in oils, espe
Created By: Leonardo da Vinci, lead paragraph
The story of Leda and the Swan was the subject of two compositions by Leonardo da Vinci from perhaps 1503-1510. Neither survive as paintings by Leonardo, but there are a number of drawings for both by him, and copies in oils, espe
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