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Annunciation

Art history; General art history

Annunciation is a painting of the Biblical subject, by the Italian Renaissance artists Leonardo da Vinci and Andrea del Verrocchio, and housed in the Uffizi gallery of Florence, Italy. The ...

Virgin of the Rocks

Art history; General art history

The Virgin of the Rocks is the name used for two paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, of the same subject, and of a composition which is identical except for several significant details. The version ...

The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. The painting, thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, is in oil on ...

Salvator Mundi

Art history; General art history

Salvator Mundi is a painting of Christ as Salvator Mundi recently attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, who is known to have painted the subject. It was lost and later rediscovered, and restored and ...

St. John the Baptist

Art history; General art history

St. John the Baptist is an oil painting on walnut wood by Leonardo da Vinci. The original size of the work was 69x57 cm. It is now exhibited at the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France. The piece depicts ...

The Battle of Anghiari

Art history; General art history

The Battle of Anghiari is a currently lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci, at times referred to as The Lost Leonardo, which some commentators believe to be still hidden beneath one of the later ...

Horse and Rider

Art history; General art history

Horse and Rider is a beeswax sculpture depicting a rider on a horse created by Leonardo da Vinci. It was intended to be used as a model for a larger commissioned sculpture, but he died before the ...