Head of a Woman (circa 1500) by Leonardo da Vinci. The unfinished painting was used in the 1998 film, Ever After as a cross-over with Cinderella (Drew Barrymore) and Leonardo/Prince...
The Madonna of the Carnation (Madonna with Vase or Madonna with Child) is on display at the Alte Pinakothek gallery in Munich, Germany. The painting was created in 1478/9, possibly...
Da Vinci's La belle ferronnière is also called Portrait of an Unknown Woman. A ferronnière is basically an iron merchant, the retail aspect of a blacksmith. Leonardo only painted four...
The Mona Lisa is the most well-known painting in the world. Lisa del Giocondo was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany, and the wife of wealthy...
Portrait of a Musician was painted around 1490, and has had a lot of (not so good) restoration. The tunic, hair and hat seem to be done by a completely...
Salvator Mundi shows Jesus Christ giving a blessing with his right hand, and a sphere in his left. It was only recently (2011) rediscovered and authenticated. Before that, the beat...
Leonardo painted a portrait of 16 year-old Ginevra de’ Benci for her wedding in 1474, and most experts believe this is it. BUT some say that it is not the...
Lady with an Ermine is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci from around 1489/90. The subject of the portrait is identified as Cecilia Gallerani, and probably was painted at a time...
Leonardo's The Last Supper is one of the most recognized paintings of all time, and biiger than most people think - it is 28 feet wide and 15 feet tall,...
Madonna and Child with Flowers, otherwise known as the Benois Madonna, was one of the first works completed by da Vinci after graduating under Verrocchio's wing. It was considered lost...
Leonardo's Saint Jerome in the Wilderness show the hermit/saint in the desert of Syria. Jerome is best known for befriending a lion after taking a thorn out of it's paw....
Saint John The Baptist was probably Leonardo's last work. John is shown wearing pelts,wild curly hair and has a truly happy smile. He was viewed as a bit crazy. He's...
The Baptism of Christ is a painting finished around 1475 in the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio and his pupil Leonardo da Vinci. Some historians say other students may have...
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne features baby Jesus playing with a lamb, while His mother, Mary, reaches out to Him while sitting on her mother's (St. Anne) lap....
The Virgin of the Rocks (The Madonna of the Rocks) is the name used for two paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. The version generally considered the first version hangs in...
The Annunciation was painted by Leonardo da Vinci and Andrea del Verrocchio in 1472–1475. Andrea was Leonardo's teacher. Based on Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1, verses 26-39, it illustrates the...
The Vitruvian Man is a drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci circa 1490.(also called the Canon of Proportions or Proportions of Man). One of the things that made Leonardo da...
Leonardo's The Adoration of the Magi (1481) was commissioned by the Augustinian monks of San Donato a Scopeto in Florence. He left the 97x96 inch painting unfinished. About the artist:...