This image is a photo of the book; "eros visible
art, sexuality and antiquity in renaissance italy", james granthum turner, 2017. [1]
this image is a composite image. It has been made from two separate images. The first image is an oil on panel painting in the ahsmolean museum in oxford. The second image has been superimposed on top of this first image. This second image is a chalk drawing from a sketchbook that is in a private collection. [1]
the caption for this image in this book, "eros visible", is as follows:
"figure 1. 7 superimposed on studio of leonardo da vinci (gian giacomo caprotti known as salai?), st john the baptist, c. 1508 - 10. Oil on panel, 75 x 53. 4cm. Ashmolean museum, oxford"[1]
the ashmolean museum at oxford gives the following details for the oil on panel painting:
title: st john the baptist
medium: oil on panel
measurements: h 75 x w 53. 4 cm
accession number: wa1937. 102
acquisition method: presented by dr arthur waters, 1937
work type: painting
collection: ashmolean museum, oxford
a link to an image of the oil painting at the ashmolean museum, oxford:https://artuk. Org/discover/artworks/st-john-the-baptist-142278
the details for this chalk drawing are also given in the book "eros visible". [1] they are given below:
artist: "here attributed to gian giacomo caprotti known as salai. . "[1]
title: "annunicating angel" (angelo inacrnato)
date: c 1513. [1]
materials: black chalk,
dimensions: 26. 8 x 19. 7 cm. Collection: private collection, los angeles. [1]
the drawing has been ". . Electronically 'cleaned' to remove staining"[1]
this drawing has also been attributed to leonardo da vinci.
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