Portraits

Leonardo's revolutionary approach to the human face — sfumato blending, psychological depth, and the enigmatic gaze that defined Renaissance portraiture.

Mona Lisa (Louvre)

c. 1503–1519 · Louvre — Primary portrait, central research subject

Mona Lisa (Prado)

c. 1503–1516 · Prado — Workshop stereo pair copy

Ginevra de' Benci

c. 1474–1478 · National Gallery of Art, Washington

Lady with an Ermine

c. 1489–1490 · Czartoryski Museum, Kraków

La Belle Ferronnière

c. 1490–1497 · Louvre, Paris

Portrait of a Musician

c. 1485 · Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan