Madonna of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci, 1505-1508
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Also known as "The Virgin of the Rocks", this painting depicts a spiritual meeting (Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception) between Madonna and Jesus as a child and John the Baptist as a child accompanied by the angel Uriel. Madonna of the Rocks was painted twice, because the church officials that commissioned the work were unpleasantly surprised by the symbolism of the first version.
The meaning of the initial setting was that Jesus was praying to John the Baptist as to a superior brethren, and that the Madonna was holding with her left hand an invisible head, sectioned at the throat level by Uriel's index. The framework of "The Madonna of the Rocks" is composed of a cave through which a distant enigmatic landscape is seen in the background. The technique of chiaroscuro is giving the group a natural light. The composition is exquisite in the way it relates one character to the other through pose and gestures.
The original version of "The Madonna of the Rocks" (painted integrally by Leonardo da Vinci), is now held at the Louvre, whereas the "religiously correct" version (most likely painted by Leonardo and other artists, or assistants) is held at the National Gallery of Art in London.
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