Virgin of the rocks

New research suggests that Leonardo da Vinci's "Virgin of the Rocks" at the National Gallery — one of the British museum's most prized possessions — might not be the work of the master after all, the Guardian reported.

Download free image of The Virgin of the Rocks (ca. 1601–1700) painting in high resolution by Leonardo da Vinci. Original from The National Gallery of Denmark. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. about leonorda da vinci, da vinci, leonardo da vinci, renaissance, and public domain renaissance 3043683

Leonard da Vinci was born Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci on the 15th of April 1452 in Vinci, Florence (present day Italy) Being a scientist, sculpture, writer, and painter amongst many other things. He has been described as one of the greatest...

Leonardo da Vinci, "The Virgin with the Infant Saint John the Baptist Adoring the Christ Child Accompanied by an Angel" ("The Virgin of the Rocks"), detail, 1491/92-1499 and 1506-8. Oil on poplar. National Gallery of Art, London. Image courtesy National Gallery of Art, London

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Virgin of the Rocks, by Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo made two version of the famous painting, after the Monks who employed him at the time attempted to sue him for not making the painting to their specifications.