Global Guide to Leonardo da Vinci's Surviving Works
A detailed guide outlines the global locations of Leonardo da Vinci's remaining paintings and drawings. The Renaissance genius (1452-1519) produced primarily unfinished pieces, with around 20 still in existence. Notable collections feature: Uffizi Gallery (Florence) — The Baptism of Christ, The Annunciation, The Adoration of the Magi; Pinacoteca Ambrosiana (Milan) — Portrait of a Musician; Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milan) — The Last Supper; Castello Sforzesco (Milan) — Sala delle Asse; Galleria Nazionale (Parma) — La Scapigliata; Gallerie dell'Accademia (Venice) — Vitruvian Man; Louvre (Paris) — Mona Lisa, Saint John the Baptist, Virgin of the Rocks, among others; Vatican Pinacoteca — Saint Jerome in the Wilderness. The guide emphasizes Leonardo's incomplete works and his belief that "art is never finished, only abandoned."
Key facts
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) left most works unfinished; only about 20 paintings survive.
- The Uffizi Gallery in Florence holds The Baptism of Christ (with Verrocchio), The Annunciation, and The Adoration of the Magi.
- The Louvre in Paris houses the Mona Lisa, Saint John the Baptist, Virgin of the Rocks, and The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne.
- The Last Supper is located at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
- The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. owns Ginevra de' Benci.
- The Royal Collection Trust in the UK holds nearly 600 Leonardo drawings.
- Lady with an Ermine is at the Czartoryski Museum in Kraków, Poland.
- The Vitruvian Man is at the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice.
- The Benois Madonna and Litta Madonna are at the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.
- Madonna of the Yarnwinder (Buccleuch Madonna) is at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Entities
Artists
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Andrea del Verrocchio
- Giorgio Vasari
- Francesco Melzi
- Lorenzo di Credi
- Domenico Ghirlandaio
- Jacopo Zucchi
- Antoni de Beatis
- Vincent Delieuvin
- Leonty Benois
- Count Antonio Litta
- Giulio de' Medici (Pope Clement VII)
- Ludovico Sforza
- Cecilia Gallerani
- Ginevra de' Benci
- Luigi di Bernardo Niccolini
- Charles II
- Francis I of France
- Louis XIII of France
- R. Wilson
Institutions
- Uffizi Gallery
- Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
- Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Castello Sforzesco
- Galleria Nazionale (Parma)
- Gallerie dell'Accademia (Venice)
- Louvre Museum
- Vatican Pinacoteca
- Alte Pinakothek
- National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)
- National Gallery (London)
- Royal Collection Trust
- Czartoryski Museum
- State Hermitage Museum
- National Galleries of Scotland
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
- Web Gallery of Art
- Semantic Scholar
- Wikimedia Commons
- Complesso Pilotta
- Cenacolo Vinciano
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- Milan
- Parma
- Venice
- Paris
- France
- Vatican City
- Vatican
- Munich
- Germany
- Washington, D.C.
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Edinburgh
- Scotland
- Kraków
- Poland
- Saint Petersburg
- Russia
- Rotterdam
- Netherlands
- Cloux
- Drumlanrig Castle
- Dumfriesshire
- Tuscany