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The Claim

Leonardo Da Vinci's best-known works include the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

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The Short Version

Authoritative art references consistently identify the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper as Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous works. The claim is also carefully phrased: it says these works are included among his best-known works, not that they are the only ones. Attribution debates around other Leonardo-related works do not materially affect this point.

Caveats

  • “Best-known” is a qualitative popularity judgment, not a precise ranking, but the consensus around these two works is overwhelming.
  • The wording “include” matters: the claim does not exclude other famous Leonardo works such as Vitruvian Man.
  • Some attribution disputes exist in Leonardo’s wider catalog, but they do not materially affect the status of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

The Receipts

  1. 10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

    Britannica

  2. Leonardo da Vinci - 301 artwork - painting

    WikiArt

  3. Leonardo da Vinci

    Encyclopaedia Britannica

  4. Mona Lisa | Painting, Painter, History, Meaning, & Facts

    Encyclopaedia Britannica

  5. The Last Supper | Definition, Story, Last Supper, & Facts

    Encyclopaedia Britannica

  6. Leonardo da Vinci

    Wikipedia

  7. Leonardo da Vinci's Famous Paintings & Drawings | Ken Burns

    PBS

  8. Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa

    ItalianRenaissance.org

  9. Mona Lisa: The History of the World's Most Famous Painting

    PBS

  10. Mona Lisa

    Wikipedia

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Leonardo Da VinciMona LisaThe Last Supper

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