The Virgin of the Rocks | Leonardo da Vinci | 1483 Frame Options:Art Print painted in 1598

painted in 1598

known for his portraits of European aristocracy

capturing the essence of Picasso's surrealist vision

leading a legion of skeletal soldiers into battle

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The Virgin of the Rocks | Leonardo da Vinci | 1483 Frame Options:Art Print painted in 1598About the artwork: In the Louvre version of The Virgin of the Rocks, begun in 1483, Leonardo da Vinci places the Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, the infant Saint John the Baptist and an angel within a strange, primordial cavern. Rather than arranging the sacred figures before a conventional architectural background, Leonardo surrounds them with jagged rocks, shadowy pools and distant mountains fading into blue mist, transforming nature itself into a