Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo dissolves edges with sfumato — a smoky haze where forms melt into shadow with no hard outlines. Look for serene, enigmatic faces, anatomical precision, and misty blue-grey landscapes receding into the distance.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was a painter from Italy, associated with Renaissance.

The 15th–16th-century rebirth of classical ideals — balanced composition, convincing perspective, anatomy, and humanist subjects. Renaissance →