Leonardo de Vinci
The illegitimate son of a 25-year-old notary, Ser Piero, and a peasant girl, Caterina, Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy, just outside Florence.
Leonardo entered the service of the Duke of Milan in 1482. The Duke kept him busy painting and sculpting and designing elaborate court festivals, but he also put Leonardo to work designing weapons, buildings and machinery. After the Dukes fall from power in 1499, Leonardo was left to search for a new patron. Over the next 16 years, Leonardo worked and traveled throughout Italy for a number of employers, including the dastardly Cesare Borgia.
Following the death of his patron Giuliano de' Medici in March of 1516, he was offered the title of Premier Painter and Engineer and Architect of the King by Francis I in France. His last and perhaps most generous patron, Francis I provided Leonardo with a cushy job, including a stipend and manor house near the royal chateau at Amboise.
Our Paintings
At Art Specialist we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality renaissance old master reproduction oil paintings available. Our standards of those of a London gallery and we have carefully selected professional artists from around the globe. Our artists are art school trained and a specialist in a particular style or artist. All of our paintings after Leonardo Da Vinci which take weeks to complete, are signed by one of our commissioned artists who use only the best quality oil paints and canvas.
Because we do sell direct through the internet we do not have the overheads of a central London gallery. We do not carry stock or mass produce paintings, by painting each individual order we keep costs down. Our artists are based in low cost countries such as Russia and China, and are very highly skilled and trained to European standards. By working this way we can provide you with great value, top quality oil paintings.
As we paint to order you can tailor your Da Vinci painting in any way you want from whether or not to have the artists signature. Each painting is a unique work of art, the artist and customer bring a little of their own creativity making each picture an individual master piece.
Each Da Vinci painting takes three to four weeks to complete. A high resolution photograph of every oil painting is sent to every customer for their approval before despatch. We are happy to make any changes customers want at that stage. We would much rather get it absolutely right than have an unhappy customer. All our paintings are covered by a full money back guarantee. If you don’t like it you can send it back and we will refund you straight away.
Paintings are delivered unframed, rolled up in a tube for you to get it framed any way you like by your local framer. Alternatively for a ready to hang painting, add framing to your order. See our frames and framing section for our framing service.
Standard painting size is 24 x 20 inches (approx. 60 X 50 cm). There is extra canvas around the edges to allow for stretching. You can select other picture sizes from the drop down menu on all pictures. Different sizes are priced as a variant to the standard size. Paintings are available in a range of sizes from 20cm x 25cm (8 by 10 inches) up to 90cm x 120cm (36 x 48 inches). larger sizes are available on request.
Delivery costs £15 for a painting to anywhere in the world. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for your painting after Da Vinci to be painted and shipped to you by courier.
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