Saint John the Baptist (1513-16)- It is a�High Renaissance�oil painting�on�walnut wood, currently kept in Louvre. Painted in high contrast (chiaroscuro), the saint is dressed in�furs, has long curly hair and is smiling in an enigmatic manner reminiscent of Leonardo's famous�Mona Lisa. He holds a reed�cross�in his left hand, while his right hand points up toward heaven.�His style conveys the religious content of the picture������� *Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452�1519) was Italian painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. He gained notoriety for his notebooks, in which he produced sketches and notes on a variety of topics, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, painting, and palaeontology, even though his popularity primarily stemmed from his accomplishments as a painter. Only his younger contemporary, Michelangelo, has made a greater impact to following generations of painters than Leonardo, who is widely recognised as a genius and the embodiment of the Renaissance humanist ideal.�