Leonardo's main artistic undertakings in Milan were a project for a huge equestrian statue to Ludovico Sforza's father, and the wall-painting of the Last Supper in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie. The fresco method of mural painting was not flexible or subtle enough for the slow-working Leonardo, so he adopted an experimental technique that quickly caused the picture to deteriorate disastrously. It has been many times restored, but although it is only a shadow of Leonardo's original creation it still retains some of the immense authority that has made it the most revered painting in the world.
Summary of works by Leonardo |
Paintings |
early work | in the 1480s | in the 1490s | late work | copies |
Studies to paintings |
Battle of Anghiari | studies (1) | studies (2) | heads | various |
Other studies |
anatomy | nature | engineering | maps | architecture | sculpture |