Leonardo Da Vinci: Painter At the Court of Milan

While numerous exhibitions have looked at Leonardo da Vinci as an inventor, scientist or draughtsman, this is the first to be dedicated to his aims and techniques as a painter. Inspired by the recently restored National Gallery painting, The Virgin of the Rocks, this exhibition focuses on Leonardo as an artist. In particular it concentrates on the work he produced as court painter to Duke Lodovico Sforza in Milan in the late 1480s and 1490s.

As a painter, Leonardo aimed to convince viewers of the reality of what they were seeing while still aspiring to create ideals of beauty – particularly in his exquisite portraits – and, in his religious works, to convey a sense of awe-inspiring mystery.

See the largest number of Leonardo's rare paintings ever gathered in one place only at the National Gallery this autumn. This exhibition focuses on Leonardo as court painter to Duke Ludovico Sforza in Milan in the late 15th century.

Follow Leonardo's pursuit of artistic perfection through world-famous works never before seen in the UK, including The Lady with an Ermine, La Belle Ferronnière, The Portrait of a Musician and Saint Jerome, along with more than 50 related drawings.

‘Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan’ is the most complete display of Leonardo’s rare surviving paintings ever held. This unprecedented exhibition – the first of its kind anywhere in the world – brings together sensational international loans never before seen in the UK.