The Codex Vallardi is a collection of drawings by

Antonio Pisanello Pisanello (c. 1380/1395c. 1450/1455), born Antonio di Puccio Pisano or Antonio di Puccio da Cereto, also erroneously called Vittore Pisano by Giorgio Vasari, was one of the most distinguished painters of the early Italian Renaissance and Quattroc ...

, acquired for the Cabinet des Dessins of the

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...

for 35,000 gold francs from the Milanese print dealer and antiquarian Giuseppe Vallardi (1784-1861) in March 1856. Consisting of 378 folios, its purchase was negotiated by

Frédéric Reiset Marie Frédéric Eugène de Reiset (12 June 1815 – 27 February 1891) was a French art collector, art historian and curator. He served as curator of the department of prints and drawings at the Louvre and as director-general of France's Musées ...

, who also reinstated its correct attribution, replacing a misattribution to

Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 14522 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, Drawing, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially res ...

.{{in lang, de Dvořák, Max
„Geschichte der italienischen Kunst im Zeitalter der Renaissance: akademische Vorlesungen“
Band 1; Facultas Verlag, 2004 – 280 Seiten; S. 81, 82

References

category:15th-century drawings Drawings of the Louvre