Virgem das Rochas (Virgin of the Rocks) - Leonardo da Vinci e Ambrogio de Predis
National Gallery, Londres, Inglaterra
Óleo sobre painel - 189x120 - 1491-1499 e 1506-1508
Leonardo’s mysterious painting shows the Virgin Mary with Saint
John the Baptist, Christ’s cousin, and an angel. All kneel to adore the infant
Christ, who in turn raises his hand to bless them. They are crowded in a grotto
overhung with rocks and dense with vegetation.
The painting was part of a large, elaborate altarpiece made for
the church of San Francesco Grande, Milan to celebrate the Immaculate Conception
of the Virgin Mary. It replaced a similar picture Leonardo made earlier (now in
the Louvre, Paris).
Leonardo has used innovative painting techniques to give the
impression that the figures are emerging from the darkness of this shaded
setting. For example, he has blurred the edges of their forms to indicate the
shadows that envelop them. The underdrawing (preliminary outlining of a
composition) shows that he attempted a different design but later changed his
mind so it is almost identical to the Louvre version.
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