Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Italian painter born at Vinci, next to Florence, died at Chateaux de Cloux, in France, near Ambroise. He is mostly known as a painter, having authored the "The Virgin and the Child with St. Anne", "Mona Lisa", (also known as "La Giaconda"), "The Last Supper", "St. John the Baptist", "The Madonna Of The Rocks", etc.

Leonardo da Vinci was a savant sketch artist, a wonderful colorist, excelling at mixing mild tones with the technique of chiaroscuro. He was also a sculptor, a physicist, an engineer, philosopher, writer, poet and musician. He was distinguished in all these branches of art and science.

Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most complete and accomplished geniuses of the Renaissance. Legend has it that he died in the arms of King Francois the 1st (the alleged scene serves as an inspiration for the painting "The Death of Leonardo" by Giroux).

Leonardo da Vinci "Salvator Mundi" (1513) Collection of the Marquis de Ganay, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Head of a Young Woman" (1470-1476) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	Leonardo da Vinci "A Man's head" (1503-1505) Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice	Leonardo da Vinci "Portrait of a Woman" (1508) Galleria Nazionale, Parma
Leonardo da Vinci "Battle of Anghiari - detail" (1503-1505) The Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Water Lift" (1486) Museo del Prado, Madrid	Leonardo da Vinci "The Last Supper" (1495�1498) Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan	Leonardo da Vinci "Madonna with a Yarnwinder" (1510) Private collection, New York
Leonardo da Vinci "Madonna of the Rocks" (1505-1508) Nat'l Gallery, London	Da Vinci "Mona Lisa" (1502-1519) Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Leda and The Swan" (1515-1520) Wilton House, London	Leonardo da Vinci "Hands" (1474) Royal Library, Windsor
Leonardo da Vinci "Portrait of a girl" (1483) Biblioteca Reale, Turin	Leonardo da Vinci "The Last Supper (copy)" (1500) Da Vinci Museum, Tongerlo	Leonardo da Vinci "Saint John the Baptist" (1514) Nat'l Gallery, London	Leonardo da Vinci "Madonna of The Rocks" (1495-1508) Louvre, Paris
Leonardo da Vinci "Anatomical Study (embryo)" (1509-1514) Royal Library, Windsor	Leonardo da Vinci "Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness" (1510-1515) The Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Crossbow Machine" (1480-1482) Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan	Leonardo da Vinci "Drawing of a child" (1508) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Leonardo da Vinci "Flying machine" (1487) Institut de France, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "The Vitruvian Man" (1485) Accademia, Venice	Leonardo da Vinci "Horse" (1503-1504) Royal Library, Windsor	Leonardo da Vinci "Annunciation (Uffizi)" (1472-1475) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Leonardo da Vinci "The Virgin and the Child with St. Anne" (1510) Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Last Supper (study)" (1494-1495) Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice	Leonardo da Vinci "Self-Portrait" (1512) Biblioteca Reale, Turin	Leonardo da Vinci "Study of horses" (1490) Royal Library, Windsor
Leonardo da Vinci "Anatomical Study (larynx and leg)" (1510) Royal Library, Windsor	Leonardo da Vinci "Madonna and Child with St Anne and Saint Johnthe Baptist as Child" (1507-1508) National Gallery, London	Leonardo da Vinci "Old Man and Young Man" (1495-1500) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	Leonardo da Vinci "Adoration of the Magi" (1481-1482) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Leonardo da Vinci "Anatomical Study (heart and vessels)" (1500) Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan	Leonardo da Vinci "Leda and the Swan (copy)" (1530) Staatliche Museen, Kassel	Leonardo da Vinci "Leda and the Swan" (1503-1507) Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth	Leonardo da Vinci "Madonna of the Carnation" (1478-1480) Alte Pinakothek Museum in Munich
Leonardo da Vinci "Annunciation (Louvre)" (1478-1482) The Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Head of a Warrior" (1504-1505) Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest	Leonardo da Vinci "A woman's head (study)" (1490) The Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Multiple Barrel Gun" (1480-1482) Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan

Christian Science Monitor	Da Vinci">Da Vinci's Ghost Christian Science Monitor - 8 Feb 2012 at 6:06am Da Vinci's sketch (circa 1490) was not famous in his time, not even as several of his other works (The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Virgin of the Rocks) became well-known and reproduced. In fact it wasn't until 1956 that Vitruvian Man garnered ...
Hartford Courant	">'Leonardo Live' Brings Sold-Out Art Exhibit To Cinemas Worldwide Hartford Courant - 6 Feb 2012 at 5:15pm "Leonardo DaVinci: Painter to the Court of Milan" sold out its run at London's National Gallery when it ran from Nov. 9, 2011, to Feb. 5, 2012. On Thursday, Feb. 9, five Connecticut theaters will show "Leonardo Live," an overview of the exhibit's most ...
Film provides tour of Leonardo exhibit Beckley Register-Herald - 31 Jan 2012 at 12:12am Works on display include “La Belle Ferroniere,” the “Madonna Litta” and “Saint Jerome.” Two versions of da Vinci's “Virgin of the Rocks” will be shown together for the first time. The exhibit will also include a full-scale copy of the “Last Supper” ...