Virgin of the Rocks
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| + | The '''''Virgin of the Rocks''''' (sometimes the '''''Madonna of the Rocks''''') is the name used for two paintings by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], of the same subject, and of a composition which is identical except for several significant details. The version generally considered the [[prime version]], that is the earlier of the two, hangs in [[The Louvre]] in Paris and the other in the [[National Gallery]], London. The paintings are both nearly 2 meters (over 6 feet) high and are painted in oils. Both were painted on wooden panel; that in the Louvre has been [[transfer of panel paintings|transferred to canvas]]. | ||
| - | 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]]. | + | Both paintings show the [[Mary the mother of Jesus|Madonna]] and [[Child Jesus]] with the infant [[John the Baptist]] and an angel, in a rocky setting which gives the paintings their usual name. The significant compositional differences are in the gaze and right hand of the angel. There are many minor ways in which the works differ, including the colours, the lighting, the flora, and the way in which [[sfumato]] has been used. Although the date of an associated commission is documented, the complete histories of the two paintings are unknown, and lead to speculation about which of the two is earlier. |
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| + | Two further paintings are associated with the commission: side panels each containing an angel playing a musical instrument and completed by associates of Leonardo. These are both in the National Gallery, London. | ||
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The Virgin of the Rocks (sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks) is the name used for two paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, of the same subject, and of a composition which is identical except for several significant details. The version generally considered the prime version, that is the earlier of the two, hangs in The Louvre in Paris and the other in the National Gallery, London. The paintings are both nearly 2 meters (over 6 feet) high and are painted in oils. Both were painted on wooden panel; that in the Louvre has been transferred to canvas.
Both paintings show the Madonna and Child Jesus with the infant John the Baptist and an angel, in a rocky setting which gives the paintings their usual name. The significant compositional differences are in the gaze and right hand of the angel. There are many minor ways in which the works differ, including the colours, the lighting, the flora, and the way in which sfumato has been used. Although the date of an associated commission is documented, the complete histories of the two paintings are unknown, and lead to speculation about which of the two is earlier.
Two further paintings are associated with the commission: side panels each containing an angel playing a musical instrument and completed by associates of Leonardo. These are both in the National Gallery, London.
