Benois Madonna
Leonardo da Vinci · 1480
Why it's great
Mary smiles at her baby, who tries to catch a flower in her hand, in front of a bright window. Leonardo da Vinci painted this when he was about 28, around 1480, and it is one of the sweetest of all Madonnas.
Where to see it
📍 Hermitage MuseumSaint Petersburg, Russia
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Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
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Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, inventor and scientist, born in 1452. He painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and filled thousands of notebook pages with drawings of flying machines, anatomy, water and plants. He died in France in 1519.
