Virgin of the Rocks
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- | [[Image:Mona Lisa.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|'''''Mona Lisa''''', or '''''La Gioconda.''''' '''''(La Joconde)''''', is a [[16th century]] [[oil painting]] by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], and is one of the most [[famous]] paintings in the world. ]] | ||
- | [[Image:Grotesque head by Da Vinci.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Grotesque Head]]'' (c. [[1480]]-[[1510]]) by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], clearly the inspiration for ''[[The Ugly Duchess]]'']] | ||
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- | '''Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci''', [[April 15]], [[1452]] – [[May 2]], [[1519]]) was an [[Italian people|Italian]] [[polymath]]: [[scientist]], [[mathematician]], [[engineer]], [[inventor]], [[anatomist]], [[painter]], [[sculptor]], [[architect]], [[musician]], and [[writer]]. | ||
- | He is best-known for his painting ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' and his drawing ''[[Vitruvian Man]]'' (c.1485). | + | The '''''Virgin of the Rocks''''' (sometimes the '''''Madonna of the Rocks''''') is the usual title used for both of two different paintings with almost identical compositions, which are at least largely by [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. They are in the [[Louvre]], Paris, and the [[National Gallery, London]]. |
- | His lesser-known works include several [[grotesque]]s <sup>[http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=grotesque+da+vinci&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi]</sup> and [[caricature]]s<sup>[http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=caricature+da+vinci&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi]</sup>. Notable works in this category are the creepy caves in ''[[Virgin of the Rocks]]'' and the vampiric "[[Portrait of Ginevra de Benci]]." He was a huge influence on Symbolism, Surrealism and more recent Fantastic Art.See the book ''Leonardo Da Vinci: The Divine and the Grotesque'' by [[Martin Clayton]]. | ||
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- | His "''[[Leda and the Swan]]''" is an [[Icons of erotic art]]. | ||
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The Virgin of the Rocks (sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks) is the usual title used for both of two different paintings with almost identical compositions, which are at least largely by Leonardo da Vinci. They are in the Louvre, Paris, and the National Gallery, London.
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