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This is a list of paintings attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, (baptised Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci) (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519), one of the leading artists of the High Renaissance. Fifteen works are generally attributed either in whole or in large part to him, most of them paintings on panel but including a mural, a large drawing on paper and two works in the early stages of preparation.
A further six paintings are disputed, there are four recently attributed works, and two are copies of lost work. None of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings are signed, and this list draws on the opinions of various scholars.
These few works together with his notebooks, which contain drawings, scientific diagrams, and his thoughts on the nature of painting, comprise a contribution to later generations of artists rivaled only by that of his contemporary, Michelangelo.
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- The Baptism of Christ
- 1472-1475
- Oil on wood
- 177 × 151 cm
- Uffizi, Florence
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- Verrocchio and Leonardo
- Painted by Andrea del Verrocchio, with the angel on the left-hand side by Leonardo. [2] It is generally considered that Leonardo also painted much of the background landscape and the torso of Christ. One of Leonardo's earliest extant works. Vasari's statement that the angel on the left is by Leonardo is confirmed by studies by Bode, Seidlitz and Guthman, and accepted by McCurdy, Wasserman and others.
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- Annunciation
- c. 1472-1475
- Oil on panel
- 98 × 217 cm
- Uffizi, Florence
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- Almost universally accepted
- Generally thought to be the earliest extant work entirely by Leonardo. The work was traditionally attributed to Verrocchio until 1869. It is now almost universally attributed to Leonardo. Attribution proposed by Liphhart, accepted by Bode, Lubke, Muller-Walde, Berenson, Clark, Goldscheider and others.
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- The Dreyfus Madonna
- c. 1475-1480
- Oil on panel
- 15.7 × 12.8 cm, 6.13 × 5 in
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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- Disputed
- Previously attributed to Verrocchio or Lorenzo di Credi. The anatomy of the Christ Child is so poor as to discourage firm attribution by most critics while some believe that it is a work of Leonardo's youth. This attribution was made by Suida in 1929. Other art historians such as Shearman and Morelli attribute the work to Verrocchio. Daniel Arasse discusses this painting as a youthful work in Leonardo da Vinci, (1997).
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- Ginevra de' Benci
- c. 1476
- Oil on wood
- 38.8 × 36.7 cm, 15.3 × 14.4 in
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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- Dependent on attribution of Lady with an Ermine
- The work was proposed as a Leonardo by Waagen in 1866, and supported by Bode. Early 20th-century scholars were vociferous in their disagreement, but most current critics accept both the authorship and the identity of the sitter.
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- Benois Madonna
- 1478
- Oil on canvas
- 49.5 × 33 cm
- Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
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- Generally accepted
- Most critics believe that it coincides with a Madonna mentioned by Leonardo in 1478.
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- Madonna of the Carnation
- 1478-1480
- Oil on panel
- 62 × 47.5 cm
- Alte Pinakothek, Munich
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- Generally accepted
- It is generally accepted as a Leonardo, but has some overpainting possibly by a Flemish artist.
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- St. Jerome in the Wilderness
- c. 1480
- Tempera and oil on panel
- 103 × 75 cm, 41 × 30 in
- Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
- Unfinished
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- Universally accepted
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- Adoration of the Magi
- 1481
- Underpainting on panel
- 240 × 250 cm, 96 × 97 in
- Uffizi, Florence
- Unfinished
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- Universally accepted
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- Virgin of the Rocks
- 1483-1486
- Oil on panel (transferred to canvas)
- 199 × 122 cm, 78.3 × 48.0 in
- Louvre, Paris
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- Universally accepted
- Considered by most historians to be the earlier of two versions
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- Lady with an Ermine
- 1485
- Oil on wood panel
- 54 × 39 cm
- Czartoryski Museum, Kraków
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- Dependent on attribution of Ginevra de' Benci
- This painting has been subject to continued disagreement since it was first published as a Leonardo in 1889. The attribution of the "Ginevra de' Benci" has supported the attribution of this painting. The subject has been identified as Cecilia Gallerani.
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- Madonna Litta
- c. 1490
- Oil on canvas (transferred from panel)
- 42 × 33 cm
- Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
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- Disputed
- Thought perhaps to be by Marco d'Oggiono
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- Portrait of a Musician
- 1490
- Oil on wood panel
- 45 × 32 cm
- Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan
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- Disputed
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- La belle ferronnière
- 1490-1496
- Oil on wood
- 62 × 44 cm
- Louvre, Paris
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- Disputed
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- The Last Supper
- 1495-1498
- tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic
- 460 × 880 cm, 181 × 346 in
- Convent of Sta. Maria delle Grazie, Milan
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- Universally accepted
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- Virgin of the Rocks
- 1495-1508
- Oil on panel
- 189.5 × 120 cm, 74.6 × 47.25 in
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- Leonardo and Ambrogio de Predis
- Generally accepted as postdating the version in the Louvre, with collaboration of de Predis and perhaps others. While the date is not universally agreed, the collaboration of Leonardo's workshop is.
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- Sala delle Asse ceiling frescoes
- circa 1498-1499 [5]
- Castello Sforzesco, Milan
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- The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist
- c. 1499-1500
- Charcoal, black and white chalk on tinted paper
- 142 × 105 cm, 55.7 × 41.2 in
- National Gallery, London
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- Universally accepted
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- Madonna of the Yarnwinder
- c. 1501
- Oil on canvas
- 50.2 × 36.4 cm
- Private collection, New York
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- Disputed
- Three versions exist, apparently by different hands, perhaps copies of a lost work that is described by Leonardo. The best known, that belonging to the estate of the Duke of Buccleuch, was stolen in 2003, and recovered in 2007.
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- Mona Lisa or La Gioconda
- c. 1503-1506
- Oil on cottonwood
- 76.8 × 53.0 cm, 30.2 × 20.9 in
- Louvre, Paris
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- Universally accepted
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- The Virgin and Child with St. Anne
- c. 1510
- Oil on panel
- 168 × 112 cm, 66.1 × 44.1 in
- Louvre, Paris
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- Universally accepted
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- Bacchus
- 1510-1515
- Oil on walnut panel transferred to canvas
- 177 × 115 cm
- Louvre, Paris
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- Disputed
- Generally considered to be a workshop copy of a drawing.
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- St. John the Baptist
- 1513-1516
- Oil on walnut wood
- 69 × 57 cm, 27.2 × 22.4 in
- Louvre, Paris
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- Generally accepted
- "Anonimo Gaddiano" wrote that Leonardo painted a St. John. This is generally considered Leonardo's last masterpiece.
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2. Recent attributions
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- Tobias and the Angel
- 1470-80
- Egg tempera on poplar
- National Gallery, London
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- Andrea del Verrochio and workshop (including Leonardo?)
- A painting by Verrocchio while Leonardo was in his workshop. Martin Kemp suggests that Leonardo may have painted some part of this work, most likely the fish. David Alan Brown, of the National Gallery in Washington, attributes the painting of the dog to him as well.
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- The Holy Infants Embracing
- c. 1486-1490
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- Several versions in private collections.
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- Madonna and Child with St Joseph or Adoration of the Christ Child
- Tempera on panel
- Diameter 87 cm
- Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy
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- Previously attributed to Fra Bartolomeo. After recent cleaning, the Borghese Gallery sought attribution as a work of Leonardo's youth, based on the presence of a fingerprint similar to one that appears in The Lady with the Ermine. Result of investigation not available.
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- Mary Magdalene
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- Recently attributed as a Leonardo by Carlo Pedretti. Previously regarded as the work of Giampietrino who painted a number of similar Magdalenes. Carlo Pedretti's attribution of this painting is not accepted by other scholars, eg Carlo Bertelli, (former director of the Brera Art Gallery in Milan), who said this painting is not by Leonardo and that the subject could be a Lucretia with the knife removed.
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3. Lost works
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- Medusa
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- A juvenile work described by Giorgio Vasari.
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- Angel of the Annunciation
- c. 1503
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- The painting is described by Vasari. A drawing survives among studies for the Battle of Anghiari (see below), and a copy is in the Kunstmuseum Basel.
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- The Battle of Anghiari
- 1505
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- The remains of Leonardo's fresco have been discovered in the Hall of the Five Hundred (Salone dei Cinquecento) in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.
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- Peter Paul Rubens, The Battle of Anghiari (pictured). Black chalk, pen and ink heightened with lead white, over-painted with watercolour, 54.2 x 63.7 cm. Musée du Louvre
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- Salvator Mundi
- 1506-1513
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- The painting is described by Vasari.
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- Leda and the Swan
- 1508
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- There are nine known copies of the painting, including:
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- Cesare Cesto, Leda and the Swan (pictured). Oil on wood, 69.5 x 73.7 cm. Wilton House, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Anonymous, Leda and the Swan. Tempera on wood, 115 x 86 cm. Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy
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