# Study of a child with a cat \(facsimile\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LEONARDO da Vinci]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Pen and ink on paper, 206 x 143 mm ## Commentary Study of a child with a cat \(facsimile\) c. 1478 Pen and ink on paper, 206 x 143 mm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence A child and a cat are captured in the characteristic moments of their play together. As neither a child nor a cat are usually unmoving models, Leonardo here proved to have good powers of observation and the ability to recognize characteristic moments and sketch them swiftly. The studies demonstrate the manner in which Leonardo was working towards greater vividness and naturalness in his paintings and sharpening his observational skills. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Allegory with wolf and eagle]() - [Anatomical studies \(larynx and leg\)]() - [Anatomical studies of a male shoulder]() - [Anatomical studies of the shoulder]() - [Anatomical studies]() - [Annunciation \(detail\)]() - [Annunciation \(detail\)]() - [Annunciation \(detail\)]() - [Annunciation \(detail\)]() - [Annunciation \(detail\)]() - [Annunciation \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()