Leonardo da Vinci: Madonna of the Carnation

Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna of the Carnation

Leonardo da Vinci’s Madonna of the Carnation, also known as the Madonna with Vase, Madonna with Child, or Virgin with Flower (Madonna del Garofano in Italian or Madonna mit der Nelke in German), c. 1478-80, in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich is one of the earliest known paintings by Da Vinci. It is the only Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum in Germany.