# The Death of Leonardo da Vinci in the Arms of Francis I

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MÉNAGEOT, François-Guillaume](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mnageot-franois-guillaume-rc8ad1c48777a03>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 278 x 357 cm

## Commentary

In 1781 the most successful painting at the Salon was Ménageot&#39;s The Death of Leonardo da Vinci in the Arms of Francis I. Ménageot was a former colleague of Jacques-Louis David in Vien&#39;s studio. The painting owed its success more top the subject matter than to any startling stylistic development.

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- [Lady Nursing Her Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mnageot-franois-guillaume-rc8ad1c48777a03/lady-nursing-her-child-r66a745326b973b>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)