Tag: Leonardo

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: 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 Vinci (1452-1519) Isabella d’Este 1499–1500 Musée du Louvre, Paris     Mantegna,…

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 (1498)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) L’Ultima Cena (The Last Supper) 1498 Tempera on plaster, 460 x 880 cm Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milano

Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milano)

Basilica e Convento Domenicano di Santa Maria delle Grazie UNESCO World Heritage Site Completed: 1497 Location: Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie 2, 20123 Milano Refettorio del convento di Santa Maria delle Grazie Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519): L’Ultima Cena (1498) Burials:…