The Death of Leonardo da Vinci
| The Death of Leonardo da Vinci | |
|---|---|
| Francis I Receives the Last Breaths of Leonardo da Vinci | |
| Artist | Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres |
| Year | 1818 |
| Medium | oil paint, canvas |
| Dimensions | 40, 40, 72 cm (16, 16, 28 in) × 50.5, 81.5 cm (19.9, 32.1 in) × 8.5 cm (3.3 in) |
| Location | Petit Palais |
| Commissioned by | Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas |
| Collection | Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris |
| Accession No. | PDUT1165 |
The Death of Leonardo da Vinci or Francis I Receives the Last Breaths of Leonardo da Vinci is an 1818 oil painting by the French artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, which shows the Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci on his deathbed on May 2, 1519 with Francis I of France holding his head. It was commissioned by Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas, the French ambassador in Rome, and is now currently housed in the Petit Palais in Paris. Another version of the painting created c. 1851 is held by the Smith College Museum of Art.