Leonardo da Vinci is an Italian artist who is famous for him realistic artworks from the period of renaissance. The artist lived between 1452 to 1519. He was also an Italian polymath who has very wide areas of interest, ranging from architecture to mathematics, and from geology to sculpting. His famous artworks like The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper are very much familiar among all of us and are popularly known as the da Vinci art. He opted for logical thinking rather going for orthodox methods. His artworks are an inspiration to the artists who born after him, the notable mention goes to Michelangelo.
Best of da Vinci Art
Leonardo da Vinci was born in a small town of Vinci in Tuscany. His honorary artworks are a splendid combination of logical reasoning and scientific approach.
1.The Mona Lisa (1503-05)
The infamous painting of the Mona Lisa is the most popular artwork by Leonardo da Vinci. There are several rumors related to Leonardo’s this creation.
2.The Last Supper (1495-98)
This masterpiece took 3 years for completion and after these many years, it is still one of the most studied artworks in history.
3.The Virgin of the Rocks (1483-85)
The title is given to a combination of two paintings which are built on the same subject.
4.Vitruvian Man (1490)
This is a drawing by Vinci which has notes scribbled on it based on the work of the architect Vitruvius.
5.The Virgin and Child with St. Anne (1510)
This artwork is a wonderful work of oil painting on wood. The dimension of this artwork is 168 cm X 112 cm.
6.St. John the Baptist (1513)
This is another oil painting of da Vinci on a walnut wood. It is believed that St. John the Baptist is his last painting which created in between 1513 to 1516.
7.Madonna of the Yarnwinder (1499-07)
The subject of the painting is depicted in several other paintings of Leonardo.
8.Madonna of the Carnation (1478-80)
The oil painting was a simply magnificent art of Leonardo where he played with painted light to model the face of Madonna in a three-dimensional form.
The da Vinci art is an on-going series of his artwork.
Tiru Dehariya
