In a Madonna lactans by this artist, mountains can be seen through two arched windows, and Christ holds a goldfinch.
In a Madonna lactans by this artist, mountains can be seen through two arched windows, and Christ holds a goldfinch. Christ escapes the embrace of his mother, whose spinning tool resembles a miniature cross, in the Buccleuch and Lansdowne Madonnas by this artist, collectively known as the Madonna of the Yarnwinder. Two side panels depicting musician angels were part of an altarpiece containing this artist's best-known Madonna, which exists in two versions at the Louvre and National Gallery in London, both of which feature an angel and John the Baptist alongside Mary and Jesus in a craggy landscape. For 10 points, name this artist whose commissions for Ludovico Sforza in Milan include The Virgin of the Rocks and The Last Supper.
In a Madonna lactans by this artist, mountains can be seen through two arched windows, and Christ holds a goldfinch.
Leonardo da Vinci [or Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci]