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2 days ago · The Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was the founding figure of the High Renaissance, and exhibited enormous influence on subsequent artists. Only around eight major works— The Adoration of the Magi, Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, the Louvre Virgin of the Rocks, The Last Supper, the ceiling of the Sala delle Asse, The Virgin ...
Jul 13, 2024 · Leonardo da Vinci was an artist and engineer who is best known for his paintings, notably the Mona Lisa (c. 1503–19) and the Last Supper (1495–98). His drawing of the Vitruvian Man (c. 1490) has also become a cultural icon.
Jul 5, 2024 · His complete mastery of the tondo format is evident in two of his most beautiful paintings, The Madonna of the Magnificat (1482) and The Madonna of the Pomegranate (c. 1487).
2 days ago · The Madonna della Pietà ( Italian: [pjeˈta]; 1498–1499), otherwise known as La Pietà, is a marble sculpture of Jesus and Mary at Mount Golgotha representing the "Sixth Sorrow" of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Michelangelo Buonarroti, now in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
Jul 13, 2024 · The Virgin of the Rocks, oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci, 1483–86; in the Louvre, Paris. (more) The Virgin of the Rocks in its first version (1483–86) is the work that reveals Leonardo’s painting at its purest.
Jul 18, 2024 · From the ‘Mona Lisa’ to ‘The Last Supper,’ da Vinci revolutionized art and has fascinated people for centuries. In this guide to the famous Renaissance paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, we’ll share a short biography and dive into his most world-famous works.
Jun 29, 2024 · This work, the largest painting on wood from the 13th century known to date, was commissioned to Sienese painter, Duccio di Buoninsegna in 1285 by Florentine confraternity Compagnia dei Laudesi, a community that met in the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence to sing the praises of the Virgin.
