Leonardo da Vinci - Leda and the Swan 1510
Leda and the Swan 1510
73x69cm oil on panel
Wilton House, England
copy by Cesare da Sesto, 1515-1520
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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The fashionable subject of Leda and the Swan was the subject of two compositions by Leonardo da Vinci from perhaps 1503-10. Neither survive as paintings by Leonardo, but there are a number of drawings for both by him, and copies in oils, especially of the second composition, where Leda stands.