Leonardo da Vinci

Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian artist born in 1452. da Vinci contributed to the Italian Renaissance movement and died in 1519. Get notified when Leonardo da Vinci's biography is complete:

Bust of a Warrior in a Winged Helmet

Study of a Woman's Hands

The Last Supper

Now which is the worse defect? to be blind or dumb?

Paragone of Poetry and Painting

A bird's-eye map of western Tuscany

A map of the Arno valley and surrounding areas

Mona Lisa

Virgin of the Rocks, 2nd Version

Notes on reproduction

The bones of the foot, and the shoulder

The foetus in the womb

The muscles of the shoulder

The superficial anatomy of the shoulder and neck

The veins and muscles of the arm

A map of the Pontine marshes

Portrait of Sofonisba Anguissola

Sofonisba Anguissola

Intimate portraitist and confidant to the queen

Portrait of Giorgio Vasari

Giorgio Vasari

The first art historian

Portrait of Vincenzo Catena

Vincenzo Catena

A rich boy makes friends and paints for fun

Welcome to Hell

Hieronymus Bosch

A case of mistaken identity

Bernardo Parentino Leonardo da Vinci

Taking printmaking to the next level

Albrecht Dürer

Time to flex

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