
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist · 1452–1519
5 works across 2 collections on LinkedCulture
To examine the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) is to be immersed in the details of Italian Renaissance court life and to witness the bedrock of western art and science. While Leonardo is now arguably best known for paintings such as the *Mona Lisa* and *The Last Supper*, in the war-ravaged environment of Italian city-states of the period it was his work as a military engineer that l
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Allegory on the Fidelity of the Lizard (recto); Design for a Stage Setting (verso)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1496
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Caricature of a Man with Bushy Hair
Getty Museum · about 1495
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Head of a Man in Profile Facing to the Left
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1490–94
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Studies for the Christ Child with a Lamb (recto); Head of an Old Man, and Studies of Machinery (verso)
Getty Museum · about 1503–1506
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Traitté de la Peinture
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1651
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