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 * Leonardo da Vinci
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   * Mona Lisa
   * Last Supper
   * St John the Baptist
   * Ginevra De'Benci
   * Annunciation
   * Virgin of the Rocks
   * Baptism of Christ
   * Lady with an Ermine
   * Madonna and Child with Flowers
   * Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
   * Battle of Anghiari
   * Adoration of the Magi
   * Portrait of an Unknown Woman
   * Madonna of the Carnation
   * Madonna of the Yarnwinder
   * Madonna Litta
   * Salvator Mundi
   * Portrait of a Musician
   * Leda and the Swan
 * Drawings
   * Female Head
   * Vitruvian Man
   * Bearded Man
   * Dragon and Lion
   * Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist
   * St. Jerome in the Wilderness
 * Inventions
   * Flying Machine
   * Giant Catapult
   * Parachute
   * Cannon
   * Helicopter
 * Prints
 * Posters
 * Gallery
 * Biography
 * Quotes

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LEONARDO DA VINCI

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LEONARDO DA VINCI WAS AN INFLUENTIAL ARTIST FROM THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE WHICH
SPREAD ACROSS SEVERAL CENTURIES. THIS WEBSITE COVERS THE MEDIUMS IN WHICH THIS
INNOVATIVE ITALIAN WAS MOST INVOLVED, SUCH AS PAINTING, SKETCHING AND INVENTION

DaVinciPaintings.org details the main achievements of his life and career,
categorised by art medium, with around 50 of his most famous works covered in
detail.

The most famous Da Vinci paintings would be The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
whilst his sketches of Female Head and Vitruvian Man are also crucial elements
within the development of European art since the Middle Ages, with Da Vinci and
counterpart Michelangelo being two key contributors in the rise of the
Renaissance which led to all the contemporary styles of art that we enjoy today.

Da Vinci paintings feature the extraordinary Mona Lisa which featured Lisa
Gioconda from a wealthy family with interests at that time in both Florence and
Venice. The ambigious facial expressions in this portrait have left many
intrigued by this painting and it's own fame and long surpassed the quality of
the work, becoming perhaps the best known and most recognisable oil painting in
art history.

Leonardo da Vinci became obsessed with this painting like no other in his
career, constantly tweaking and amending it for nearly ten years - clearly a
sign of it's personal importance to the artist.

Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa has been subjected to unparalleled study and
research, with many topics included such as Lisa Gioconda and her life plus the
technical aspects of the painting itself, plus even some discussion on whether
an old painting sits behind this final completed piece.

It seems probable that future years will bring more research again, and probably
still no definitive conclusions with such a long time having passed since the
painting's original inception making most theories impossible to prove.

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LAST SUPPER

Last Supper is the rest religious scene to have come from Da Vinci, at a time
when religious paintings dominated the art market, with so many institutions
able to finance large commissions, using only the finest painters in their area
of Italy.

The Last Supper famously features Jesus Christ at this momentous moment in his
life and Christianity religion places great importance on this moment.

The original work by Da Vinci has unfortunately been damaged over the years, but
considerable work has gone into restoring it to it's former glories and that has
now been completed.

Many now take the opportunity to view it in person and it is another great
reason to visit Italy

The Last Supper is popular as a reproduction for those who cannot get the chance
to see it in person, with some preferring the original version and others
choosing the aged look.

Both normally come as framed art prints which gives a professional finish which
matches the style of Renaissance art.

Posters and stretched canvases also can serve as decent alternatives, too. Books
on Da Vinci have also proved highly popular for those studying the different
periods of art history.

Some new books offer exceptionally detailed reproduction imagery of the original
paintings which are actually more helpful than seeing the original for a great
distance.

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FEMALE HEAD

Female Head is the best known drawing from Da Vinci, who is also well respected
as an artist for his illustrative pencil drawings as well as his grand oil
paintings. The sketches served as a set of study pieces for later paintings but
reached an impressive level in their own right and many prefer these instead,
offering the raw drawing skills of Leonardo for all to see.

Many exhibitions have been made of just his drawings alone, with his study of
the different parts of the body being something which was of particular interest
to him.

The different drawings from the career of Da Vinci tend to fit into two
different categories, namely styled portraits as found here and also with
Bearded Man, and the other type were the plans for inventions that Da Vinci came
up with at other times in his career. Many of these imaginary inventions were
very low-level sketches that seemed impossible at the time, but many have since
gone onto become real products in following centuries.

Female Head as seen above is actually his finest of all portrait sketches and
remains his most popular art work as a reproduction, which is a considerable
achievement when considering the breadth and quality found with in his career.

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VITRUVIAN MAN

Vitruvian Man is another instantly recognisable drawing which became used in the
title scene of BBC TV series, Panorama. It is similarly accurate and detailed as
with all of his other articulate pencil drawings and also ranks amongst his most
respected pieces of art work.

Da Vinci and fellow Renaissance spearhead, Michelangelo, were both exceptionally
driven to learn more about the human body and how best to accurately recreate
them within their own art.

The limbs were particularly difficult to accurately resemble and these were
covered again and again by these artists in their study practice pieces.

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FLYING MACHINE

Flying Machine above is an inspired sketch by Leonardo da Vinci and shows off
both his skills as an inventor and as a sketcher.

It came many centuries before the inception of helicopters and aeroplanes and
shows incredible fore-thought, with the genius of Da Vinci many years ahead of
the development of man, with everyone else needing some time to catch up.

Da Vinci also produced sketches for early stage helicopters, too, and all of
these experimental designs are covered in our inventions section.

Besides his helicopters and other flying machine sketches, Da Vinci also created
ideas for several cannons, catapults and parachutes. These are the best known of
his inventions, but his work covered all manner of areas such as Science,
Anatomy, Botany, Geology, Astronomy, Hydrodynaics, Cartography and Mathematics.



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GIANT CATAPULT

Giant Catapult was a series of work from Da Vinci aimed at improving upon
existing designs for catapults, which had themselves been around since very
early AD.

There is no evidence to suggest that the artist's designs were put into practice
at the time, but in recent years there have been many enthusiasts who have built
replica products based on many of his product design drawings, including the
catapult.

This design sketch bears an uncanny resembance to an oversized archery bow,
placed on the floor to produce the catapult action.

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ST JOHN THE BAPTIST

St John the Baptist was painted on walnut wood and this portrait is believed to
have been the final painting produced by Da Vinci. The original now resides in
the Louvre, Paris. Many artists across the centuries since this artwork was
produced have created their own versions of it, underlining its influence on the
international art scene.

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BEARDED MAN

Bearded Man was created by Da Vinci in 1512 from red chalk on paper and it is
one of his most respected portrait sketches. The original artwork remains in the
Biblioteca Reale, Turin, Italy.

This self-portrait is the only one known to have been made by Da Vinci during
his career, as far as art historians can tell. Such individual pieces are always
helpful in learning more about an artist, and specifically how they see
themselves.

As the only self-portrait for the Renaissance master, it really underlines the
importance of this drawing.

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LEONARDO DA VINCI DRAWINGS

Drawings are a key medium for the Italian master, and lie at the heart of so
much of his work, covering inventive sketches, preparation work for his
paintings and also the initial planning for his final pieces.

The sketches which remained as just that show off the anatomical skills mastered
by Da Vinci and also allow him to display faces in greater detail.

The drawing featured here was titled Head of a Woman from 1508. Elements of the
artwork have been painted but it remained unfinished and still leaves a large
amount of the original sketch to appreciate.

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GINEVRA DE'BENCI

Ginevra De'Benci was a portrait completed by artist Da Vinci in 1478, having
been worked upon at different times over several years. It is one of several
paintings that Leonardo took several attempts to reach a point where he was
completely happy with the finished artwork.

The subject of the portrait was an aristocrat from around the same time who is
believed to have been well known and highly respected around her native
Florence.

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ANNUNCIATION

Annunciation is a common theme for many artists during the Renaissance, as one
of several key scenes from the teachings of Christianity. Religion at that time
was clearly relevant to most aspects of Italian society, and is well represented
in art.

The world-famous Uffizi gallery of Florence in Italy hosts this oil and temera
on panel artwork which also featured contributions from fellow Renaissance
painter Andrea del Verrocchio as well.

There is a huge amount of detail in this painting and seeing it up close in
person is a must for any big follower of this artist's career, as a trip to
Florence in general would also have to be.

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VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS

Virgin of the Rocks is often known as Madonna of the Rocks, and are two
paintings completed by the artist, one of which resides in the National Gallery
in London and the other in The Louvre in Paris.

These two works feature nar identical detail, but with different colour balances
and serve as interesting, contrasting pieces from which you can learn much about
the artist.

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MONA LISA

Mona Lisa makes Da Vinci's reputation able to spread beyond art circles, to
become a celebrity of history itself. This painting is known to almost everyone
on the planet, and thousands flock to see it in the Louvre in Paris whether they
are significant art fans or not.

This portrait is the most discussed and mused portrait in art history and also
remains one of the most frequently reproduced too, as well as parodied time and
time again.


LIST OF FAMOUS LEONARDO DA VINCI PAINTINGS

Leonardo da Vinci has a long list of drawings and paintings to have come from
his considerable career, and we include a short summarised list of the best
below.

 * Mona Lisa
 * The Last Supper
 * The Annunciation
 * The Vitruvian Man
 * St John the Baptist
 * Baptism of Christ
 * Adoration of the Magi
 * Leda
 * Portrait of Ginevra Benci
 * Virgin of the Rocks


LIST OF LEONARDO DA VINCI'S AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Besides the art works listed above, Leonardo was someone who was far more
diverse than almost any human ever, and always managed to enter new fields with
a likelyhood to succeed. We include a list below of the major areas in which his
career was based.

 * Polymath
 * Scientist
 * Mathematician
 * Engineer
 * Inventor
 * Anatomist
 * Painter
 * Sculptor
 * Architect
 * Botanist
 * Musician
 * Writer

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