Leonardo da Vinci: Virgin of the Rocks (The Louvre version)

Title: Virgin of the Rocks (Louvre version)

• Date: c. 1483–1486

  
  

• Medium: Oil on panel

  
  

• Location: Louvre Museum, Paris, France

  
  

• Description: This ethereal painting shows the Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, John the Baptist, and an angel in a fantastical rocky grotto. The mysterious landscape and delicate figures are rendered with Leonardo’s signature sfumato, creating a mystical atmosphere.

  
  

• Significance: The work’s atmospheric perspective and emotional interplay between figures highlight Leonardo’s mastery of composition, naturalism, and symbolic storytelling.

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