DW The Virgin Of The Rocks February 11, 2023
d. w. ah, it is perhaps the most mysterious work ever painted by leonardo da vinci so mysterious, in fact, that he painted not one but 2 versions of the work. and then had his pupils make several copies as well. that is perhaps the greatest leonardo masterpiece in the collection of the louvre and no, it is not the mona lisa. it is the version of the rock the scene is nowhere described in the gospels, an angel and a christ child, presented to mary and the young john the baptist. what does it mean? why did leonardo set the scene? hey, was there another symbolic meaning to this beautifu...
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