The Baptism of Christ (c.1472) By Verrocchio The Annunciation (c.1475-1478) •For the convent of San Bartolomeo di Moneoliveto Leonardo’s Paintings The Adoration of the Magi (c.1480) •For the monastery of San Donato a Scopeto •30 month deadline •Left with it unfinished Lady With the Ermine (c.1482-1483) •Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, mistress of the Duke of Milan or Beatrice d’Este, wife of the Duke of Milan Virgin of the Rocks or Madonna of the Rocks (c.1483) •For the Church of San Francesco Grande in Milan •Made the version on the left first •Church didn’t like it •Then he made the version on the right; possibly not all his work
Louvre, Paris
National Gallery, London
The Virgin and Child was a repetitive theme in Leonardo’s paintings.
Virgin and Child with Vase of Flowers or Madonna with the Carnation
The Benois Madonna
Virgin with St. Anne, the Child and St. John
The Last Supper (c.1497) •Shows Jesus surrounded by his 12 Apostles •Painted in the refectory in Saint Maria delle Grazie •Made it look like the monks were eating their food in the same room as the people in the painting
Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
Mona Lisa (c.1503) •Thought to be Monna Lisa del Giocondo, wife of a merchant •One of Leonardo’s most cherished possessions •In his possession until death •One of the most famous paintings in the world “Art is never finished, only abandoned.” -Leonardo da Vinci
From leonardo3.net