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	Info
	The Baptism of Christ (detail) 1472-75 Oil on wood Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Annunciation 1472-75 Tempera on wood, 90 x 222 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Annunciation (detail) 1472-75 Oil and tempera on wood Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Annunciation (detail) 1472-75 Oil and tempera on wood Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Annunciation (detail) 1472-75 Oil and tempera on wood Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Annunciation (detail) 1472-75 Oil and tempera on wood Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Portrait of Ginevra de' Benci 1474-78 Oil on wood, 38,8 x 36,7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
	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
	Madonna with a Flower (Madonna Benois) c. 1478 Oil on canvas transferred from wood, 50 x 32 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
	Madonna with a Flower (Madonna Benois) c. 1478 Oil on canvas transferred from wood, 50 x 32 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
	The Madonna of the Carnation 1478-80 Oil on panel, 62 x 47,5 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	The Madonna of the Carnation (detail) 1478-80 Oil on panel Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	The Madonna of the Carnation (detail) 1478-80 Oil on panel, width of detail: 25 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	Annunciation 1475-78 Oil on panel, 16 x 60 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
	Annunciation (detail) 1478-82 Oil on panel Musée du Louvre, Paris
	Annunciation (detail) 1478-82 Oil on panel Musée du Louvre, Paris
	St Jerome c. 1480 Oil on panel, 103 x 75 cm Pinacoteca, Vatican