Tag: Leonardo

Ginevra de’ Benci

(1457-post 1490) Ginevra de’ Benci in Art: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Ritratto di Ginevra de’ Benci c.1474 National Gallery of Art, Washington     See also: • Firenze | Leonardo da Vinci

Isabella d’Este (1499-1500)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Isabella d’Este 1499–1500 Black and red chalk, yellow pastel chalk on paper, 63 x 46.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Portrait of Isabella d’Este executed by Leonardo da Vinci during his visit to Mantua, after leaving…

La Gioconda (Monna Lisa)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) La Gioconda (Monna Lisa) c.1503–1506 Oil on poplar, 79.4 x 53.4 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris A false identity problem It is only since the 20th century that certain historians, but more often amateurs in search of recognition,…

San Giovanni Battista (1508-1519)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) c.1508–1519 Oil on walnut panel, 72.9 x 56.3 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris This painting was probably designed around 1508 and kept by Leonardo da Vinci until his death, to slowly…

San Giovanni nel deserto (1517-1520)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) & Workshop San Giovanni nel deserto, Bacco (St John in the Wilderness, Bacchus) c.1517–1520 Oil on wood transferred to canvas, 177 x 115 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris We do not know the circumstances of the creation of…

Isabella d’Este, Marchesa di Mantova

(1474–1539) Marchesa di Mantova Isabella d’Este in Art: Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Allegoria sacra c.1490–1500 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze     Correggio (c.1489-1534) Allegoria del Vizio c.1531 Musée du Louvre, Paris     Correggio (c.1489-1534) Allegoria della Virtù c.1531 Musée du Louvre, Paris     Leonardo da…

Vergine delle rocce (c.1508)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Vergine delle rocce (Virgin of the Rocks) c.1491–1499 and 1506–1508 Oil on poplar, thinned and cradled, 189.5 x 120 cm National Gallery, London Full title: The Virgin with the Infant Saint John the Baptist adoring the Christ Child…

L’Ultima Cena (1494-1498)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) L’Ultima Cena (The Last Supper) 1494–1498 Dry wall-painting, 460 x 880 cm Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milano Leonardo did not use the traditional fresco technique to paint the Last Supper and the lunettes. He chose a method that…

Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milano)

Basilica e Convento Domenicano di Santa Maria delle Grazie UNESCO World Heritage Site Completed: 1497 Address: Piazza di Santa Maria delle Grazie 2, 20123 Milano MI, Italia Website: https://legraziemilano.it/ Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano: Website: https://cenacolovinciano.org/ • Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519):…