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Browse through a selection of works by Leonardo including the artist’s most securely attributed paintings, a comprehensive listing of his surviving manuscripts, a selection of his drawings and models of some of his most famous inventions.The works illustrate the range and diversity of Leonardo’s interests and highlight his achievements in the realms of science and art.
Paintings
A gallery of 22 paintings that are attributed to or directly associated with Leonardo. Despite his enormous fame and influence as a painter, some of the artist’s works remain unfinished, while only half are generally agreed to be entirely the work of the master himself. see all >
Manuscripts
A comprehensive listing of Leonardo’s surviving manuscripts, some of which are illustrated here with sample pages. This important legacy is a testament to the astonishing range of Leonardo’s interests, including science, technology, anatomy, physics, aerodynamics, geology and art. see all >
Inventions
Ten models of some of Leonardo’s most ingenious inventions, which are documented in the artist’s surviving manuscripts. Leonardo’s inventions include a wide range of applications such as water machines, flying machines, war machines and many more. see all >
Drawings
A selection of Leonardo’s drawings, which illustrate the range of his interests and the innovative nature of his drawing practices. Drawing was of fundamental importance to the artist, both as a means of investigating and understanding the forms of nature and as an essential part of the preparatory process for paintings. see all >