Madonna of the Yarnwinder

The Madonna of the spindle is a picture of the Madonna of the Leonardo da Vinci. The image of the Virgin and Child is also commonly known as the Madonna painted by one of the main attributes of the spindle.

History of the image

The original image is not obtained, it is passed down only by copies.

The oldest and only written source to the image is by Pietro da Novel Lara, who mentioned it on April 4, 1501 in a letter to Isabella d' Este:

Authority of the picture was the Secretary of State of Louis XII. , Florimond Robertet. Other documents are currently unknown. There is a preparatory sketch preserved in the collection of the L ' Accademia of Venice (Leonardo da Vinci, Study of Madonna with the Yarnwinder ).

Copies

There are today several images known, of which one assumes that they could reproduce the lost original. In particular, two Leonardesque panels that have been considered by some researchers as a possible originals, are now seen as close as possible next to the original copies:

Copy 1

  • Painted about 1501-1510
  • Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 48.3 cm x 36.9 cm

Drumlanring Castle - Duke of Buccleuch

This is the more familiar version of the theme. It is the science of art since 1898 known as it has been exhibited at the Burlington Club in London. This image made ​​headlines when it was stolen on 27 August 2003. On 4 October 2007 the image in a raid of the British police was ensured in Glasgow.

Copy 2

  • Painted after 1510
  • Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 50.2 cm x 36.4 cm

New York - Private Collection

This copy is also known as Madonna Reford, as the panel has found a long time in the Reford collection in Montreal. It is considered slightly weaker than the panel in Drumlanring Castle. Originally painted on wood, the image was later transferred to canvas.

Deviations from the original

Both images, however, depart in crucial respects from the description of the Novel Lara. From the he mentioned spindle Cup is on both images no trace to discover and also the main reason, the spindle cross symbol has been changed by the copyist in a clearly to be recognized wooden cross.

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