A plan of Imola

Institution

Royal Collection Trust

Object description:

A drawing of a plan of Imola, showing it enclosed by a ring. Four lines cross the plan, forming on the circle eight points of the compass, at which the names of the winds are written in Leonardo's hand, clockwise from one o'clock.

Object/Work type:

drawings (visual works)
watercolors (paintings)
maps (documents)

Cultural Heritage type:

Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Information Forms (hierarchy name)

Location:

London - United Kingdom

Object measurements:

44.0 x 60.2 cm (sheet of paper)

Production

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519) (artist)

Date: 1502

Place: Italy

Material/Technique: Pen and ink, with coloured washes, and stylus lines, over black chalk

Provenance

Charles II, King of Great Britain (1630-85) (Acquirer)

Material/Technique: [None]

Subject/theme:

Italy; Imola

Resource

Rights Type:  

Record

Source: Royal Collection Trust