His 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's paintings
are signed, and this list draws on the opinions of various scholars.
The small number of surviving paintings is due to
Leonardo's constant and frequently disastrous experimentation with new
techniques, and his chronic procrastination. Nevertheless, 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.
Leonardo's
earliest known drawing, the Arno Valley (1473), Uffizi
The Baptism of Christ, Oil on wood
Painted by Andrea Del Verrocchio, with the angel on
the left-hand side by Leonardo. 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.
Madonna of the Carnation
It is generally accepted as a Leonardo, but has
some over painting possibly by a Flemish artist.
Mary Magdalene
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.
familiar with this? Yes, it is Mona Lisa.
The above are all of his work, and
the most impressive work is the well-known paint which name Mona Lisa.
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