One of the two versions of this painting features intricately rendered Stars-of-Bethlehem's and heartsease flowers in its background, reflecting its artist love of botany. That version of this painting was thought to be part of an altarpiece for that was flanked by a depiction of a green angel by Be
One of the two versions of this painting features intricately rendered Stars-of-Bethlehem's and heartsease flowers in its background, reflecting its artist love of botany. That version of this painting was thought to be part of an altarpiece for that was flanked by a depiction of a green angel by Bernardino Luini, and a depiction of a red angel holding a lute by Ambrogio de Predis. The version of this painting in London's National Gallery features Mary wearing a (*) dark blue robe and references Christ's death by being set in a grotto. Both versions of these paintings, which make use of sfumato, feature an angel, an infant John the Baptist, and an infant Jesus. The Louvre contains the more famous version of, for 10 points, what painting by Leonardo da Vinci, which depicts the Virgin and Child in a rocky landscape?
One of the two versions of this painting features intricately rendered Stars-of-Bethlehem's and heartsease flowers in its background, reflecting its artist love of botany.
The Madonna of the Rocks or Virgin of the Rocks