File:Leonardo - St. Anne cartoon-alternative-downsampled.jpg

Summary

Artist	Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)       Alternative names Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci Description Italian painter, draughtsman, inventor and writer Date of birth/death 15 April 1452 2 May 1519 Location of birth/death Vinci near Florence, Tuscany Clos Lucé, France Work period from 1466 until 1519 Work location Florence (1466–1482), Milan (1483–1499), Mantua (1499), Venice (1500), Florence (1500–1506), Milan (1506–1513), Florence (1507–1508), Rome (1513–1516), Amboise (1513–1518) Authority control WorldCat
Title	English: The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist
Date	between circa 1499 and circa 1500
Dimensions	141.5 x 104.6 cm
Current location	National Gallery   Native name National Gallery Location London Coordinates 51° 30′ 30.96″ N, 0° 7′ 41.88″ W Established 1824 Website nationalgallery.org.uk Authority control WorldCat
	Room 2
Accession number	NG6337
Credit line	Purchased with a special grant and contributions from The Art Fund, The Pilgrim Trust, and through a public appeal organised by The Art Fund, 1962
References	Key facts, Leonardo da Vinci, The Leonardo Cartoon, NG6337, The National Gallery, London. Retrieved on 2010-02-20.
Source/Photographer	National Gallery collection

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