Leonardo da Vinci

1452–1519

Nationality: Republic of Florence

Born: 1452, Anchiano

Died: 1519, Clos Lucé

Gender: male

Movements

Renaissance

High Renaissance

Occupations

scientist

sculptor

designer

architectural draftsperson

civil engineer

physiologist

anatomist

philosopher

diplomat

writer

astronomer

caricaturist

botanist

inventor

composer

engineer

physicist

polymath

chemist

mathematician

zoologist

painter

visual artist

architect

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Biography

Leonardo was born near Vinci, at Anchiano. He is known as the founder of the High Renaissance style. His work was extremely influential for contemporary and later artists. His writings on art and perception codified the ideals of representation and expression that dominated European teaching for the next 400 years. He is famed for his drawing of figures, representations of landscape, depiction of aerial perspective and space, the use of light and shade (chiaroscuro), and the evocation of the sitters' characters. He was also known for inventions in architecture and engineering. He often left his works unfinished, apparently losing interest after the conception of the idea. Among his best known surviving works are the "Last Supper" fresco in Milan and the "Mona Lisa" portrait in the Louvre, Paris.

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Notable Works

Lady with an Ermine
Saint John the Baptist
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
Portrait of Isabella d'Este
Vitruvian Man
Leonardo's aerial screw
Virgin of the Rocks
Annunciation
The Last Supper
Mona Lisa
Head of a Woman
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness
Adoration of the Magi
Salvator Mundi
Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse]
Allegory on the Fidelity of the Lizard (recto); Design for a Stage Setting (verso)
A horseman fighting a dragon
Study for the Virgin and Child with St Anne
Studies of The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist
studies for the London Virgin of the Rocks
Codex Atlanticus (F1070)
Design for a Scythed Chariot and Armoured Car (?)
Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci (Uffizi, 428 E)
Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci (Uffizi, 424 E)
Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci (Uffizi, 425 E)
Studies of an Old Man and a Youth (Salai?) in Profile, Facing each Other
Studies for a Madonna with a Cat
Perspective Study for the Background of the Adoration of the Magi
Drawing of Two Heads in Profile and Studies of Machines
Drapery Study for a Seated Figure
Codex Atlanticus (F0026)
Codex Atlanticus (F0133)
Codex Atlanticus (F0089)
Codex Atlanticus (F0139)
Codex Atlanticus (F0149)
Codex Atlanticus (F0157)
Codex Atlanticus (F1069)
Codex Atlanticus (F0965)
Codex Atlanticus (F0845)
Codex Atlanticus (F0812)
Study for the Last Supper (Judas)
Study for the Last Supper (St Bartholomew)
Study of Clasped Hands (Hands of St John)
Sketches for the Last Supper, and other studies
Drapery Study for the Right Arm of St Peter in the Last Supper
Study for the Last Supper (St Philip)
Study for the Last Supper (St James the Elder) and Architectural Sketches
Sketch of a Virgin and Child with a Bowl of Fruit
Copy of the Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper