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Annunciationc. 1472–75, Uffizi Baptism of Christc. 1475, Uffizi Ginevra de’ Bencic. 1474–78, NGA Washington Benois Madonnac. 1478–80, Hermitage Adoration of the Magic. 1481, Uffizi (unfinished) Lady with an Erminec. 1490, Czartoryski Museum La Belle Ferronnièrec. 1490–96, Louvre Portrait of a Musicianc. 1490, Ambrosiana Madonna Littac. 1490–91, Hermitage The Last Supperc. 1495–98, Milan Virgin of the Rocks (Louvre)c. 1483–86 Madonna of the Carnationc. 1472–78, Alte Pinakothek Madonna of the Yarnwinderc. 1501, Drumlanrig Castle Battle of Anghiaric. 1503–05, lost Mona Lisa (Louvre)c. 1503–19, Paris Mona Lisa (Prado)Studio copy, stereoscopic pair Virgin and Child with Saint Annec. 1508–13, Louvre Saint Jeromec. 1480–82, Vatican (unfinished) Salvator Mundic. 1500, attribution debated Saint John the Baptistc. 1513–16, Louvre

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Codex Arundel283 folios · British Library Codex Atlanticus1,119 sheets · Biblioteca Ambrosiana Codex Leicester72 pages · Bill Gates Collection Madrid CodicesRediscovered 1966 Royal Collection (Windsor)Anatomy & figure studies Paris ManuscriptsA–M · Institut de France Codex TrivulzianusVocabulary & architecture Forster CodicesI–III · V&A London Anatomy ManuscriptsWindsor · most detailed anatomical drawings Codex AshburnhamFragments from Paris MS Codex on Flight18 pages · bird flight studies Treatise on PaintingMelzi’s compilation from notes Translations HubRichter, McCurdy, and more

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