Heart And Its Blood Vessels
Leonardo da Vinci
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Milan
Biblioteca Ambrosiana
The Biblioteca Ambrosiana holds 10 Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces in the Paintale collection, including works by Leonardo da Vinci. Each painting page unpacks the symbolism, technique, and provenance of the work — turning a gallery visit, or a search for a single canvas, into a deeper encounter with the period.
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Famous paintings at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana
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Drawing Of A Woman'S Torso
Leonardo da Vinci
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Drawing Of The Torso And The Arms
Leonardo da Vinci
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Device For Making Sequins
Leonardo da Vinci
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Crossbow Machine
Leonardo da Vinci
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Giant Crossbow
Leonardo da Vinci
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Multi Barrel Gun
Leonardo da Vinci
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Siege Defenses
Leonardo da Vinci
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Drawings Of Water Lifting Devices
Leonardo da Vinci
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Canal Bridge
Leonardo da Vinci
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About the Biblioteca Ambrosiana’s Renaissance and Baroque collection
The Biblioteca Ambrosiana’s holdings of Renaissance and Baroque painting in Milan sit among the most significant surviving collections of pre-modern European art. The works in this group — 10 paintings — span the themes of daily life, power & politics and the hands of artists from Leonardo da Vinci.
If you’re planning a visit, use this page as a starting list of the must-see paintings. If you’re researching from a desk, each painting page goes deeper than a museum label: the patron, the symbolism a 17th-century viewer would have recognised, the technique under the surface, and where the painting fits in Biblioteca Ambrosiana’s longer history.