The Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was the founding figure of the High Renaissance, and exhibited enormous influence on subsequent artists.
Ten additional works are now widely attributed to his oeuvre, though most have previously incited considerable controversy or doubt: the Annunciation, Madonna of the Carnation, The Baptism of Christ (with his teacher, Verrocchio), Ginevra de' Benci, the Benois Madonna, the Portrait of a Musician (with possible studio assistance), the Lady with an Ermine, La Belle Ferronnière, the London Virgin of the Rocks (with studio assistance), the Portrait of Isabella d'Este, and Saint John the Baptist.
The small number of surviving paintings is due in part to Leonardo's habit of disastrous experimentation with new techniques and his chronic procrastination, resulting in many incomplete works.
In addition to his paintings, there are eleven surviving manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci's notes and drawings, amounting to thousands of pages in total.
Aerial screw (detail of B.83v) Vertically standing bird's-winged flying machine (B.80r) Drawing of the ironwork casting mould for the head of the Sforza Horse (Madrid II.156v–157r) Studies for a building on a centralized plan (Ash.I.5v) Notes on the position of a bird in flight in relationship to the wind (Turin.8r) Studies of the illumination of the moon (Leic.1A (1r)) Drawing by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, possibly based on Leonardo's cartoon Copy by Peter Paul Rubens Copy by Cesare da Sesto The Incarnate Angel,satirical copy Key: Supposedly collaborative work