Allegory on the Fidelity of the Lizard (recto); Design for a Stage Setting (verso)
Medium
Pen and brown ink (recto and verso)
Dimensions
7 15/16 x 5 1/4in. (20.2 x 13.3cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.142.2
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Stage DesignMenLizards
About the Artist
Leonardo da Vinci · 1452–1519
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) stands as the quintessential Renaissance polymath, whose genius spanned painting, sculpture, architecture, science, mathematics, engineering, anatomy, geology, cartography, botany, and writing. Born in Vinci, Italy, as the illegitimate son of a notary, Leonardo received limited formal education but demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent from an early age. His appr...