"Who painted ""Virgin Of The Rocks"" or ""Madonna Of The Rocks"" between 1483 and 1506?"
Virgin of the Rocks Virgin of the Rocks The Virgin of the Rocks (sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks) is the name of two paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, of the same subject, and of a composition which is identical except for several significant details. The version generally considered the prime version, that is the earlier of the two, hangs in The Louvre in Paris and the other in the National Gallery, London. The paintings are both nearly 2 metres (over 6 feet) high and are painted in oils. Both were originally painted on wooden panel, but the Louvre version has been transferred to
Virgin of the Rocks with this interpretation, placing the Louvre painting prior to 1481 and the London painting from 1483. The theory that is most commonly used to explain the existence of the two paintings is that Leonardo painted the Louvre "Virgin of the Rocks" to fulfil the commission, giving it a date of 1483, and that he then sold it to another client, and painted the London version as a replacement. In line with this theory, it is hypothesised that the Louvre painting was sold in the late 1480s, after some haggling over the final payment. The London painting was commenced in perhaps