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This painting was the first panel in a series depicting the childhood of Jesus Christ ("The Annunciation").
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This altarpiece is said to have come originally from the church of San Giovanni Battista della Calza, Florence ("Three Saints").
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This was probably the central panel of an altarpiece, possibly from the church of San Giovanni de' Fieri near Pisa ("The Coronation of the Virgin").
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This painting is very unusual when considering tradition as there appear to be thirteen apostles instead of twelve ("The Dormition of the Virgin").
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The subject of the painting, Saint Anthony, was known as "the hammer of heritics" ("Saint Anthony of Padua").
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The characters that can been seen marching in the background are Judas and the Roman soldiers coming to arrest Christ ("The Agony in the Garden").
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Although at first glance this painting seems to refer to the Immaculate Conception, it is actually most likely referring to lengends of Saint John the Baptist, a common subject from da Vinci's native city of Florence ("The Virgin of the Rocks").
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Coming from the same altarpiece as "The Virgin of the Rocks," this painting was executed by an associate of da Vinci's ("An Angel in Red with a Lute").
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This painting is also know as "The Madonna of the Tower" due to the structure that can be seen in the background ("The Madonna and Child").
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The torturers dipicted here reflect significant religious ideas of the time, particularly anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish sentiment ("Christ Mocked (The Crowning of Thorns)").
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It is said that da Vinci was inspired by Massys' painting ("An Old Woman ( The Ugly Dutchess)").
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This painting represents the influences of the mythological nature of the paintings sent to Ferrara by Titan in the 1520's ("An Allegory of Love").
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Although the character depicted is Mary Magdalene, the background of the painting appears to represent Venice and its lagoon ("Mary Magdalene").
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This portrait was possibly made to sit next to another portrait of a young man based on the woman's gaze and the light present in the painting ("Portrait of a Young Woman").
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The scene depicted is absent from the Bible and the Golden Legend ("The Conversion of Mary Magdalene").
