Death of Leonardo da Vinci

Babeth Étiève-Cartwright
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Oil on canvas by F. Ménageot, 1781, Amboise, Royal Castle, Death of Leonardo da Vinci in the arms of Francis the First. Leonardo da Vinci died at the Cloux Manor (known as the Clos-Lucé today) on 2 May 1519, in Amboise, France. To represent the king beside Leonardo, Ménageot drew his inspiration from the famous portrait of the monarch by Titian today in the Louvre museum.

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Babeth Étiève-Cartwright
Babeth, Head of Translation, has a degree in English and French as a Foreign Language. Fluent in French, English and Italian, she used to teach English at the British Council in Milan, Italy.

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Étiève-Cartwright, B. (2023, October 03). Death of Leonardo da Vinci. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17979/death-of-leonardo-da-vinci/

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Étiève-Cartwright, Babeth. "Death of Leonardo da Vinci." World History Encyclopedia, October 03, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17979/death-of-leonardo-da-vinci/.

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Étiève-Cartwright, Babeth. "Death of Leonardo da Vinci." World History Encyclopedia, 03 Oct 2023, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17979/death-of-leonardo-da-vinci/.

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