Leonardo was enrolled as a painter in the fraternity of St Luke in Florence in 1472, after serving an apprenticeship with Verrocchio. Vasari attributed to Leonardo one of the angels in Verrocchio's Baptism of Christ. Leonardo stayed in Florence until 1482. Several paintings are attributed to this early Florentine period, notably an exquisite Annunciation in the Uffizi and a portrait of Ginevra Benci (National Gallery of Art, Washington).

Preview	Picture Data	File Info	Comment
	The Baptism of Christ (detail) 1472-75 Oil on wood Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	801*692 True Color 81 Kb
	Annunciation 1472-75 Tempera on wood, 90 x 222 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	2300*1025 True Color 292 Kb
	Annunciation (detail) 1472-75 Oil and tempera on wood Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	1091*1114 True Color 194 Kb
	Annunciation (detail) 1472-75 Oil and tempera on wood Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	1097*1114 True Color 187 Kb
	Annunciation (detail) 1472-75 Oil and tempera on wood Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	778*940 True Color 148 Kb
	Annunciation (detail) 1472-75 Oil and tempera on wood Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	809*977 True Color 139 Kb
	Portrait of Ginevra de' Benci 1474-78 Oil on wood, 38,8 x 36,7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington	1024*1087 True Color 141 Kb
	Reverse side of the portrait of Ginevra de' Benci 1474-78 Oil on wood, 38,8 x 36,7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington	802*828 True Color 152 Kb
	Madonna with a Flower (Madonna Benois) c. 1478 Oil on canvas transferred from wood, 50 x 32 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg	823*1255 True Color 135 Kb
	Madonna with a Flower (Madonna Benois) c. 1478 Oil on canvas transferred from wood, 50 x 32 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg	807*1265 True Color 141 Kb
	The Madonna of the Carnation 1478-80 Oil on panel, 62 x 47,5 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich	802*1058 True Color 154 Kb
	The Madonna of the Carnation (detail) 1478-80 Oil on panel Alte Pinakothek, Munich	770*940 True Color 153 Kb
	The Madonna of the Carnation (detail) 1478-80 Oil on panel, width of detail: 25 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich	768*928 True Color 135 Kb
	Annunciation 1475-78 Oil on panel, 16 x 60 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris	2197*500 True Color 197 Kb
	Annunciation (detail) 1478-82 Oil on panel Musée du Louvre, Paris	705*854 True Color 93 Kb
	Annunciation (detail) 1478-82 Oil on panel Musée du Louvre, Paris	705*856 True Color 93 Kb
	St Jerome c. 1480 Oil on panel, 103 x 75 cm Pinacoteca, Vatican	802*1048 True Color 187 Kb