Oil paint on wood panel.
The painting called Ginevra de' Benci that was made by Leonardo Da' Vince, it took one year to make it and that year was 1474.
He has painted more than one portrait.The most famous is Mona Lisa.Others are Ginevra di Benci,Lady with an Ermine,La belle ferroniere.
It was a commission. he was paid to do so.
Oil on panel
----------------A gift from a friend------------- Absolutely incorrect. The answer is A. A Funeral Potrait
Ginevra di Benci (in Washington DC), and one version of the Madonna of the Yarnwinder (Private collection).
Washinggton DC, National Gallery
Ginevra de Benci is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.In a private collection in San Francisco, there is a painting Christ Carrying the Cross. The owner maintains it is by Leonardo. Not everybody agrees.
Leonardo da Vinci painted Annunciation
Leonardo da Vinci
No, it was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.