Study for 'The Death of Brunelleschi': Composition

Drawing details

Title: Study for 'The Death of Brunelleschi': Composition
Date: c.1851
Media: Pencil and watercolour on white paper
Dimensions: 15.9 x 11.7 cm
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum
Picture credit: By Courtesy of the Board of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum
Reference number: E.521-1928

Description

Study for the composition of the painting 'The Death of Brunelleschi' (1852, Leighton House Museum). The headdress of the figure standing on the far right and the scene through the archway differ from the finished painting. 

Provenance

Purchased from Arthur E. Witty by the Victoria and Albert Museum on 31st of March 1928 as part of a group of drawings and prints for ú24:5:0 

Bibliography

• Ormond, LeonTe and Richard, 'Lord Leighton', Yale University Press, London, 1975, p.150 (listed under catalogue number 14)