Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 ; May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. Leonardo was and is renowned primarily as a painter. Among his works, the Mona Lisa is the most famous and most parodied portrait and The Last Supper, the most reproduced religious painting of all time, with their fame approached only by Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam. Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon.|Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519, Old Style)

• Introduction; 1 Da Vinci's Life; 2 The Art; 3 The Designs; 4 The Collections; 5 The Manuscripts; Bibliography.Introduction by Carlo PedrettiThe artist’s lifePainting- Baptism of Christ- Annunciation (Florence)- Annunciation (Paris)- Portrait of Ginevra Benci- Madonna of the Carnation- Benois Madonna- Adoration of the Magi- Saint Jerome- Virgin of the Rocks (Paris)- Virgin of the Rocks (London)- Portrait of a Musician- Lady with the Ermine(Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani)- Portrait of a Lady (La Belle Ferronnière)- Last Supper- Sala delle Asse- Portrait of Isabella d’Este- Head of a Young Woman (La Scapiliata)     - Virgin and Child with Saint Anneand Saint John the Baptist (London)- Virgin and Child with Saint Anneand a Lamb (Paris)- Saint John the Baptist- Bacchus (Saint John)- Mona Lisa or GiocondaThe drawingsDrawings in Italy- Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi,Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe- Turin, Biblioteca Reale- Venice, Gallerie dell’Accademia- Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana- Rome, Gabinetto Nazionaledelle Stampe e dei DisegniDrawings in EuropeDrawings in AmericaThe CollectionsCodex AtlanticusMilan, Biblioteca AmbrosianaWindsor CollectionWindsor Castle, Royal Library- Anatomy- Landscapes, plants and water studies- Horses and other animals- Figure studies- Miscellaneous papersThe manuscriptsCodex TrivulzianoMilan, Biblioteca del Castello SforzescoCodex on the Flight of BirdsTurin, Biblioteca RealeManuscripts of FranceParis, Institut de FranceCodices of MadridMadrid, Biblioteca Nacional- Madrid I- Madrid IICodex ArundelLondon, British MuseumForster Codices (I-III)London, Victoria and Albert MuseumCodex HammerSeattle, Bill Gates CollectionLibro di Pittura (Book on Painting)Vatican City, Biblioteca ApostolicaVaticanaBibliography