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Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin of the Rocks

 Leonardo da Vinci, Religious, Renaissance  No Responses »
Feb 242012
 
Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin of the Rocks

Madonna of the Rocks The Virgin of the Rocks exists in two variations, one hanging in the Louvre, another in the London National Gallery. Almost identical in terms of composition and mood, the paintings differ in palette and brushwork, one displaying a more a naturalistic lighting and coloring, the other a more poetic and stylized, […]

Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin and Child with St. Anne

 Leonardo da Vinci, Religious, Renaissance  No Responses »
Feb 202012
 
Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin and Child with St. Anne

Madonna and Child with St. Anne Da Vinci’s Madonna and Child with Saint Anne reveals an endearing family scene rich with displays of intimate tenderness and affection. The Virgin is caught in a moment of rapture of motherly love, while St. Anne shows a more sober attitude; Christ child, playing beneath the two, returns an […]

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