System Impact: Drawings and Lost Works
Key node linking study sheets to the lost mural branch.
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1503-1506 Battle of Anghiari Study Fragment Network
Study-corpus node for the lost Battle of Anghiari project. This event treats surviving evidence as a fragment network spanning preparatory sheets, derivative copies, and source-critical reconstruction rather than as a single surviving object.
c.1503-1506 window
Fragmentary corpus
Source-critical reconstruction
Anchor Snapshot
Anghiari studies are central for modeling uncertainty. They require explicit differentiation between direct Leonardo evidence, probable workshop echoes, and later mediated copies used to infer lost compositional states.
Evidence Matrix
| Anchor | Evidence Class | Interpretive Role |
|---|---|---|
| c.1503-1506 study window | Chronology-band evidence | Aligns study production with civic mural competition and Florentine commission pressure. |
| Dispersed and lost originals | Corpus-state evidence | Requires confidence-tier language and reconstruction mapping rather than definitive object claims. |
| Derivative copy witnesses | Transmission evidence | Supports cautious inference where direct physical evidence is partial or missing. |
System Impact: Cast and Competition
Connects drawing evidence to rivalry and commission context.
System Impact: Attribution and Method
Model case for handling uncertain chains without flattening interpretation.
Open Questions for Next Pass
- Should Anghiari pages show a structured witness tree separating direct sheets, workshop links, and derivative copies?
- How should the site present Rubens-copy dependence without over-transferring certainty to lost originals?
- Which claims on current work pages need explicit evidence-tier badges?