Leonardo da Vinci
On this day in 1452, one of the geniuses of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci, was born.
This Madonna, formerly owned by Giulio de' Medici, Pope Clement VII, is one of earliest panel paintings by the young artist from the time he was still working in his teacher's workshop. With this style of Madonna painting in an interior space lined with windows, Leonardo continued to observe the traditions of Florentine painting closely.
This composition, while being consistently committed to studies from nature, however, points to the ambitious principles of his later masterful creations. This work in oil is also an experiment about painting technique and a work of exceptional brilliance.
We present today's work thanks to the Alte Pinakothek.
P.S. Leonardo, in his works always paid special tribute to women. Want to find out who were the famous women in his famous paintings? Click here :O
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