Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)
Oak (Quercus robur) and dyer's greenweed (Genista tinctoria) c.1505-10
RCIN 912422
A number of Leonardo’s botanical drawings are executed in an unusual technique of red chalk on paper with an orange-red coating. In this remarkably bold study of a sprig of oak, the dense shading gives the drawing a great sense of solidity and life.
