What you are looking at
Portrait of Gian Giacomo Caprotti holds one person under steady attention. Leonardo da Vinci is not flattering the sitter so much as registering them — the face is modelled with small, honest decisions rather than ideal features.
Portrait of Gian Giacomo Caprotti. In our studio the thing that matters is how Leonardo da Vinci actually works: Leonardo dissolves every outline into smoke (sfumato), so nothing in the picture has an edge you can put your finger on.
Why this one has to be painted by hand
Portraits are where a print fails hardest, because skin is made of a dozen small colour shifts. A painter puts those back in the shadow side, where a press just lays down grey.
Every canvas is painted to order, so the quote follows your size, frame and destination rather than a fixed list. Tell us what you need on WhatsApp and we reply with an exact figure, usually within the hour. You deal directly with the studio that paints it — no reseller layer.
Popular canvas sizes
Every Portrait of Gian Giacomo Caprotti we paint is made to order, so you choose the canvas. These are the sizes our customers ask for most:
| Size (inches) | Size (cm) | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 16 × 12 in | 40 × 30 cm | A shelf, a small wall, a gallery group |
| 20 × 16 in | 50 × 40 cm | Bedroom, hallway, above a console |
| 24 × 20 in | 60 × 50 cm | Study, home office, above a desk |
| 30 × 24 in | 76 × 61 cm | Dining room, bedroom feature wall |
| 32 × 24 in | 81 × 61 cm | Living room, above a sideboard |
| 40 × 30 in | 102 × 76 cm | Living room focal wall, above a sofa |
| 48 × 36 in | 122 × 91 cm | Large living room, stairwell, loft |
| 64 × 48 in | 163 × 122 cm | Villa scale, lobby, hospitality wall |
Custom sizes are welcome — if your wall needs something between these, or larger, say so and we will quote it. Framing and shipping are quoted separately. Duties and import taxes are the buyer's responsibility (DAP).
Tell us the size and frame — exact quote back, usually within the hour.
💬 Get a Quote for Portrait of Gian Giacomo CaprottiWhere a Portrait of Gian Giacomo Caprotti hangs best
This one reads well on a stairwell wall. Because the painter works freehand on a blank canvas we keep the proportions of the original rather than cropping to fit, so an unusually wide or tall composition stays honest at any size.
Questions people ask before ordering
What size should I order for Portrait of Gian Giacomo Caprotti?
Most collectors take a portrait between 20 x 16 in and 30 x 24 in — big enough for the face to carry, small enough to stay intimate. If your wall needs something else, say so and we quote it.
Is Portrait of Gian Giacomo Caprotti in the public domain?
Leonardo da Vinci died in 1519, which puts this work in the public domain — commissioning a hand-painted reproduction is legal, and owning one is legal anywhere in the world. We never pass ours off as the original and never issue certificates of authenticity.
How long does a hand-painted version take?
Roughly two to four weeks of studio time depending mostly on size and how much impasto the surface carries, then several more days for the oil to set before we can photograph and pack it. We send photographs of your actual painting for approval before anything ships.
How close will it be to the original?
It is painted by hand from the same image you are looking at, so it is a painting of the painting, not a scan. Expect the composition, colour and drawing to follow the original closely, and expect the brushwork to be our painter's own — that is the point of commissioning one. You approve photographs before it ships.
Image source and licence
The reference image above is a public-domain reproduction. Source: School of Leonardo da Vinci Licence: Public domain File page on Wikimedia Commons We hand-paint from it; we do not sell prints and never claim the original.