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 "Battle of Anghiari - detail" (1503-1505) The Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Last Supper (study)" (1494-1495) Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice	Leonardo da Vinci "Madonna with a Yarnwinder" (1510) Private collection, New York	Leonardo da Vinci "Portrait of a Woman" (1508) Galleria Nazionale, Parma
Da Vinci "Mona Lisa" (1502-1519) Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "The Last Supper" (1495ñ1498) Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan	Leonardo da Vinci "Water Lift" (1486) Museo del Prado, Madrid	Leonardo da Vinci "Leda and The Swan" (1515-1520) Wilton House, London
Leonardo da Vinci "The Last Supper (copy)" (cca 1500) Da Vinci Museum, Tongerlo	Leonardo da Vinci "Anatomical Study (embryo)" (1509-1514) Royal Library, Windsor	Leonardo da Vinci "A woman's head (study)" (1490) The Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Madonna of the Rocks" (1505-1508) Nat'l Gallery, London
Leonardo da Vinci "Leda and the Swan" (1503-1507) Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth	Leonardo da Vinci "Multiple Barrel Gun" (1480-1482) Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan	Leonardo da Vinci "Flying machine" (1485) Biblioth?que de l'Institut de France, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "The Virgin and the Child with St. Anne" (1510) Louvre, Paris
Leonardo da Vinci "Annunciation (Louvre)" (1478-1482) The Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Madonna of The Rocks" (1495-1508) Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Old Man and Young Man" (1495-1500) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	Leonardo da Vinci "Self-Portrait" (1512) Biblioteca Reale, Turin
Leonardo da Vinci "Madonna and Child with St Anne and Saint Johnthe Baptist as Child" (1507-1508) National Gallery, London	Leonardo da Vinci "Water Lift" (1480-1482) Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan	Leonardo da Vinci "Last Supper (study)" (1495) Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna	Leonardo da Vinci "The Vitruvian Man" (1485) Accademia, Venice
Leonardo da Vinci "Head of a Young Woman" (1470-1476) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	Leonardo da Vinci "Flying machine" (1487) Institut de France, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Saint John the Baptist" (cca. 1514) Nat'l Gallery, London	Leonardo da Vinci "Leda and The Swan(copy)" (1508-1515) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Leonardo da Vinci "Annunciation (Uffizi)" (1472-1475) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	Leonardo da Vinci "Madonna of the Carnation" (1478-1480) Alte Pinakothek Museum in Munich	Leonardo da Vinci "Head of a Warrior" (1504-1505) Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest	Leonardo da Vinci "Adoration of the Magi" (1481-1482) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Leonardo da Vinci "Leda and the Swan (copy)" (1530) Staatliche Museen, Kassel	Leonardo da Vinci "Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness" (1510-1515) The Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Last Supper (study)" (1495) Royal Library, Windsor	Leonardo da Vinci "Portrait of a girl" (1483) Biblioteca Reale, Turin
Leonardo da Vinci "Battle of Anghiari - detail" (1503-1505) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	Leonardo da Vinci "La belle Ferroniere" (1490) The Louvre, Paris	Leonardo da Vinci "Grotesque Heads" (1490) Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice	Leonardo da Vinci "Anatomical Study (shoulder)" (1510-1511) Royal Library, Windsor

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