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  1. The Virgin of the Rocks (Italian: Vergine delle rocce), sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks, is the name of two paintings by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, of the same subject, with a composition which is identical except for several significant details.

  2. Feb 19, 2019 · Take Leonardo da Vinci’s the Virgin of the Rocks, in which the infant Jesus finds himself in a shadowy cave on an Alpine playdate with a baby John the Baptist.

  3. Leonardo uses a smoky, blurry effect around the edges of forms, such as around the Virgins temples and nose. This makes the figures appear three-dimensional.

  4. The Virgin of the Rocks is the first independent and completed painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It is dated 1483-1486 and depicts Mary, the mother of Jesus and an angel, and Jesus and John the Baptist as boys. The original painting is now in the Louvre in Paris. The commissioning monks were dissatisfied with the depiction.

  5. Oct 14, 2023 · The Virgin of the Rocks was the title of two near-identical paintings by Leonardo da Vinci that were completed in around the late 15th century. They reside today in the Louvre in Paris, and the National Gallery in London and were completed in that order. The mystery still exists today as to why the artist produced two versions of this ...

  6. Title: The Virgin of the Rocks; Creator: Leonardo da Vinci; Physical Dimensions: 189.5 x 120 cm; Type: Painting; Medium: Oil on poplar, thinned and cradled; School: Italian; More Info:

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