Artist: Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 - 1519)
Nationality: Italian
Movement: Renaissance
Media: Painting
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Biography:
The embodiment of the Italian Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci developed his talents as a scientist and inventor, as well as a painter. After studying under Verrocchio, da Vinci worked for the Sforza’s in Milan, creating one of his more famous paintings, The Last Supper. After returning to Florence in 1500, Leonardo continued to paint, honing his exquisite technique of sfumato, the blending of tonalities to eliminate borders, as seen in the Mona Lisa. Leonardo then moved to France where he continued to explore art as well as aeronautics, engineering, mathematics, nature, and biology.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (69)
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Rafaello Morghen Leonardo da Vinci , after Leonardo da Vinci Engraving 18 - 19th century
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Francesco Bartolozzi Leonardo Da Vinci, after Leonardo da Vinci Color stipple engraving and etching 1795
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Francois-Guillaume Menageot - The Death of Leonardo da Vinci in the Arms of Francois I c. 1781 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art English
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Caricature of a Man with Bushy Hair
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The Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci, 1634-1635 Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)Red chalk; 14
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A Bear Walking, ca. 1490 Leonardo da Vinci (Italian [Florence], 1452-1519)Metalpoint on light buff prepared
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Giovanni Volpato Modestia et Vanitas (Modesty and Vanity), after Leonardo da Vinci Engraving 18th century
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Giovanni Volpato Modestia et Vanitas (Modesty and Vanity), after Leonardo da Vinci Engraving 18th century
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Francesco Bartolozzi Leda, after Leonardo da Vinci Etching with engraving 1795
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Christ Child; Child, Old Man, Machinery
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Madonna and Child with Saints
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Leonardo da Vinci - Ginevra de' Benci c. 1474-1478 oil on panel National Gallery of Art Italian
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Leonardo da Vinci - Cartoon for the Mona Lisa c. 1503 charcoal and graphit The Hyde Collection Italian
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Saint John the Baptist
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Giuliano Bugiardini - Leonardo de' Ginori c. 1528 oil on panel National Gallery of Art Italian
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Diana the Huntress Giampietrino (Gian Pietro Rizzi, or Giovanni Pedrini) (Italian, Milanese, active first half
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Head of the Virgin, 1508-1512 Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Anchiano, 1452 - 1519, Amboise)ItalianCharcoal, black
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Swooning Virgin, 3 Holy Women
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Henry Wolf Beatrice d'Este Wood Engraving 1907
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Studies for the Nativity (recto); Three Geometrical Diagrams and a Caricature of a Head (verso),
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Henry Wolf "Beatrice d'Este" 19th - 20th century
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John Thomas Linnell Flora Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Christ Carrying the Cross
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Cesare da Sesto (Il Milanese) St. Jerome Red chalk on laid paper 16th century
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Gioan Antonio Lorenzini The Holy Family Etching 17th - 18th century
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Girl with Cherries, ca. 1494 Attributed to Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis (Italian, Milanese, active by
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Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1520 Quentin Massys (also Matsys or Metsys) (Netherlandish, 1465-66–1530)Oil on
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Madonna and Child
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Lady Playing a Lute
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Leonardo da Iowa Lasansky Tom‡s Mixed media intaglio 20th century
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Unidentified Mythological Subject
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Virgin and Child
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Gentile Bellini The Doge Leonardo Loredano oil on parchment on panel circa 1501
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Caricature of Two Men Seen in Profile
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Head of Child, Angel, & Hand
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Cesare da Sesto (Il Milanese) The Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint George oil on wood panel (transferred to pressed wood) circa 1514
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Vaprio d"Adda, 1744 Bernardo Bellotto (Italian, Venetian, 1721-1780)Oil on canvas; 25 1/4 x 39 1/4
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Portal from the Church of San Leonardo al Frigido, ca. 1170-1180 Italian; Made in TuscanyWhite
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The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, ca. 1540 Follower of Quentin Massys (Netherlandish, mid-16th
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Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist Andrea Solario (Italian, Milanese, active by
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Madonna Adoring the Child with Musical Angels
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Gerard Edelinck Combat of Four Knights Line engraving 17th - 18th century
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Edouard Monod-Herzen Copie crayon Leonard de Vinci Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Francesco Villamena A Mendicant (Giovanni Leonardo Geruso) with two Boys Engraving 1600
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Christ Presented to the People (Ecce Homo) Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi) (Italian, Sienese, 1477-1549)Oil on
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Wenceslas Hollar Three overlapping heads inprofile 1645
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Wenceslas Hollar Head of an old man, beardless and without teeth 1648
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Wenceslas Hollar Two grotesque heads etching 1645
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The Adoration of the Magi, 1526 Quentin Massys (also Matsys or Metsys) (Netherlandish, 1465-66–1530)Oil on
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Wenceslas Hollar The King and Queen of Tunis etching 17th century
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Wenceslas Hollar Two heads: a bald man and a woman in a high head dress 1645
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Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1497 Fra Bartolomeo (Bartolomeo
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Wenceslas Hollar Left Half of - The King and Queen of Tunis etching 17th century
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Gertrude Greene Untitled (Abstract), fromThe American Abstract Artists Portfolio: Exhibition April 3-17, 1937 black and white offset lithograph 1937
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Mark Luca One in a Portfolio of thirty portraits of Scientists : Leonardo Collograph prints 20th century
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Drapery Study; Nude Man
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Artist: Antonio Pollaiuolo Title: The Battle of the Nudes Date: about 1470 Medium: engraving Dimensions:
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Groups of Apostles; Sketches for Medea
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Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, Spanish, 1807-1845 Capriccio about 1840-45 Pen, ink, brush and wash drawing.
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The Last Supper, ca. 1520-30 Bernart van Orley; Probably designed by Pieter de Pannemaker (Flemish,
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Jose Leonardo - Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness c. 1635 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art Spanish
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Leonardo Massarenti & Fratelli, Italian, before 1838–after 1843 Keyed trumpet Italy, (Minerbio), 1843 Brass Overall
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Unidentified artist Plaque with Three Worthies in the Fiery Furnace Meuse [Maastricht (?)] early Gothic,
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Unidentified artist Baptism of Christ Relief Limoges Gothic, mid-13th century France, (Limoges) Champlevé enamel and
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Portrait of a Young Woman Lorenzo di Credi (Lorenzo d"Andrea d"Oderigo) (Italian, Florentine, 1459-60–1537)Oil on
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Madonna and Child, ca. 1470 Workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio (Italian, Florentine, 1435-1488)Tempera and gold
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Madonna and Child with Saints, altarpiece, ca. 1520 Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, Veronese, 1474-1555)Tempera and
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Trattato dell" arte della pittura, scultura et architetettura, 1585 Author: Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo (Italian, 1538-1600)Milan:
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Rosso Florentino (Giovanni Battista di Jacopo, called Rosso Fiorentino), Italian (Florentine), 1496-1540 The Dead Christ

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (30)
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman
On view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from January 22 through March 30, 2003, Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman will survey Leonardo's staggering contribution as artist, scientist, engineer, theorist, and teacher. Gathered from more than 25 ...
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Draftsman's Art: Master Drawings from the National Gallery of Scotland
The Draftsman's Art spans the 15th to the 19th centuries with drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Peter Paul Rubens, François Boucher, William ...
Milwaukee Art Museum: Leonardo da Vinci and the Splendor of Poland: A History of Collecting and Patronage
Organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum, the exhibition will be on view from September 13, 2002, to November 24, 2002. Leonardo da Vinci and the Splendor of Poland: A History of Collecting and Patronage is sponsored by We Energies and Christopher Se...
Art Gallery of Ontario: Raphael and His Circle Drawings from Windsor Castle
This exhibition will give the public an unprecedented opportunity to see some of the finest master drawings in one of the world’s ...
Art Gallery of Ontario: From Michelangelo to Picasso: Great Master Drawings from the Collection of the Albertina, Vienna
The selection of drawings in this exhibition demonstrates the breadth and strength of the Albertina’s holdings. The exhibition will provide a comprehensive ove...
Rembrandt House: Rembrandt’s Treasures

Rubens will be represented by a major work, on loan from Dresden, illustrating the story of Hero and Leander. It hung in Rembrandt’s house for many years before he sold it on in 1644. Another masterpiece is a painting by ...
University of New South Wales, School of Anatomy: Step into Leonardo’s Shoes in Sunny Sydney…5 Day Workshop in Drawing Human Anatomy Specimans
Drawing sessions are held in a spacious well-lit laboratory where specimens are displayed on steel benches while a conference room serves for illustrated talks on anatomy drawing and the human figure in art history. Comprehensive course notes and ...
31 Grand: Jeff Wyckoff: Codex
Jeff’s current body of work, “Codex,” is a collection of 12 drawings and  a functioning clock. The 12 drawings are pastel and chalk on chalkboard paint on paper with dual levels; erased underdrawings appear ghostlike under the top layer drawings. ...
Museum of Childhood: David Hockney: Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Fantasy dressing-up clothes and a large scale castle tower will help bring the stories to life and special events throughout the school/summer holidays will have a magical fairy tale theme. The tales are drawn from centuries of folklore. As Hoc...
High Street Design: Pigment as Space: David Foss and Antonio Puri
Curiously, at the same time Antonio's passion for Art was reaching its full harmonic, he was simultaneously leading a double-life, studying law at the University of Iowa. At 29 Antonio became part of the Illinois State Bar as a corporate attorney...
Dia Center for the Arts: Concordance: Alfred Jensen
Jensen was in many ways an autodidact, his aesthetic informed by the study of a broad range of esoteric interests, including the color theories of Goethe, the writings of Leonardo da Vinci, Pythagorean geometry, Mayan and ancient Chinese calen...
University of New South Wales, School of Anatomy: Call to Artists: Step into Leonardo's Shoes...Draw Human Anatomical Specimens at this 5-day Intensive Workshop
Personalized teaching is provided for all levels in a non-competitive atmosphere with a limit of 18 participants. The ...
University of New South Wales, School of Anatomy: Call for Artists: Step into Leonardo's Shoes... Workshop in Drawing from Human Anatomy Specimens
The workshops fill a gap in art education under the guidance of artist Susan Dorothea White and anatomist Dr. Brian Freeman, both experts in their field. By discovering what is under the skin, participants improve their skills in rendering the ...
State Capital Building, Santa Fe: Art that Weeps for Our Sins: Napoleon Brousseau - BioFeelWell
Brousseau's installation {the 2nd in a series} is comprised of 6 of the artists' charcoal drawings which he has recycled by slathering them in milk chocolate into which he embeds a rock salt tear shaped image. Looking delectable enough to eat, t...
Nipple Gallery Arte Contemporanea: Corpo Elettronico video projections, digital stills and live performance by Elastic Group of Artistic Research
ELASTIC GROUP is a couple of video artist (Alexandro Ladaga e Silvia Manteiga) who from 1999 focuses his artistic research on the integration of philosophy and new-tech. ELASTIC video installation explore the relation between perception and interp...
INTERNATIONAL ART LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOPSINTERNATIONAL ART LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOPS: LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOPS IN TUSCANY
Dates
01 June 2000 - 07 June 2000
20 July 2000 - 30 July 2000
01 August 2000 -10 August 2000
20 August 2000 - 30 August 2000
01 September 2000 -10 September 2000 The Location
The workshop will be held in the vi...
University of New South Wales, School of Anatomy: step into Leonardo's shoes... WORKSHOPS in DRAWING from HUMAN ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS
The workshops are generally held once a month on weekends. Personalized teaching is provided for all levels in a non-competitive atmosphere with a limit of 18 participants. The workshops are open to anyone under 100! The workshops fill a ga...
Irish Museum of Modern Art: Vik Muniz: 50 Highly-Original Photographs
Muniz’s work poses the question of how a culture, which relentlessly produces far too many visual images for any single consciousness to process, can reinvest the act of seeing with a sense of both pleasure and provocation. Working with materials ...
University of New South Wales, School of Anatomy: Artist Opportunity - Step into Leonardo's Shoes...Workshop in Drawing from Human Anatomical Specimens
The workshops are generally held bimonthly on weekends. Personalized teaching is provided for all levels in a non-competitive atmosphere with a limit of 18 participants. The workshops are open to anyone under 100! The workshops fill a gap ...
Arndean Gallery: Hard Bodies: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
The show is entitled Hard Bodies as it includes work which is: * Hard to create
* Portrays Hard men and Hardened women
* Makes you Hard   Individually, the images are provocative, sexy, thoughtful and beautiful.  Overall, th...
Catto Contemporary: Private and Confidential: Works by Predrag Pajdic
In the series of panels, we see a development, an active circular progression and regression; a figure initially crouched, then gradually rising up, alert and alive, then perhaps sensing his own humanity, his existential angst, he screams, like a ...
Glen Eira Arts Complex: Call to Artists: Travelling Scholarship for Australian and UK Citizens
Artists are invited to submit works in competition for the A. M. E. Bale Travelling Scholarship and Art Prizes which will be awarded on the basis of entries submitted by each applicant in the field of traditional realism and figurative art. Th...
National Gallery of Art: Virtue and Beauty: Leonardo's - Ginevra de' Benci - and Renaissance Portraits of Women
The Gallery is pleased to present this remarkable exhibition that brings together some of the most outstanding examples of Florentine portraits of women from the mid-15th and 16th centuries, said Earl ...
Frick Collection: The Draftsman’s Art: Master Drawings from the National Gallery of Scotland
The exhibition is accompanied by a presentation organized by The Frick Collection and offered at this venue only. Generously on loan from the National Gallery of Scotland from December 5, 2000 through January 21, 2001, is one of its most popul...
Art and Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI): State of the Art: Digital Prints, a panel discussion in conjunction with the opening reception of DIGITAL'2000
State of the Art: Digital Prints will examine important technical aspects that artists should know about creating long-lasting digital prints with Henry Wilhelm announcing surprising results of his recent testing that will revolutionize fine ...
Guggenheim Museum, SoHo: Sugimoto: Portraits
The exhibition was organized by Nancy Spector, Curator of Contemporary Art, and Tracey Bashkoff, Assistant Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. The works presented in Sugimoto: Portraits were created as part of Deutsche Guggenheim B...
Design Museum, at University of California, Davis: Fili Italiani: A Thousand Years of Needlework
The Italian word for embroidery comes from the Arab word, "rakam". During the Arab rule in Sicily, there was a famous workshop of embroidery in Palermo, Il Tiraz, where important robes and accessories for the emperors were embroidered in silk and ...
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Basquiat
Basquiat was organized by the Brooklyn Museum, where it premiered March 11 and was shown through June 5. Before opening in Houston it will be on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles from July 17 through October 10. The national ...
Museum of Contemporary Art, LA: Basquiat: A Major Retrospective
Approximately 65 paintings and 50 works on paper demonstrate Basquiat’s skillful use of color, his aptitude for drawing, his integration of text into his canvases, and his development of African diaspora themes. This exhibition is the most compreh...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: August Sander: People of the Twentieth Century, A Photographic Portrait of Germany
In an analytical style often associated ˜for better or for worse˜ with the Germanic temperament, August Sander set about to construct a comprehensive study of his fellow citizens by creating photographic portraits of the various social "types" of ...

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