Detail from Leonardo da Vinci's Virgin of the Rocks
Oil on Stretched linen
10" x 8" x 7/8"
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The painting is the copy of a detail from "The Virgin of the Rocks" (before 1508) by the Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci. The original hangs in the National Gallery in London. My painting shows the Archangel Uriel.
The Virgin of the Rocks (sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks) is the name used for 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 paintings show the Madonna and Child Jesus with the infant John the Baptist and the Archangel Uriel, in a rocky setting which gives the paintings their usual name. The significant compositional differences are in the gaze and right hand of the angel. There are many minor ways in which the works differ, including the colors, the lighting, the flora, and the way in which sfumato has been used.
I have done a series of detail copies of the work by my favorite Old Masters; Leonardo da Vinci is one of them. I sat in front of the masterpiece in the National Gallery for a very long time, awed by its majestic beauty. By the way, one of the tried and true techniques of classical art training is to copy the work of the Old Masters, those who painted before the 18th century. The buyer gets to own a hand-painted copy of a museum piece.
The painting size is 10" x 8". Signed in the back; varnished. The painting is framed in a beautiful black wooden frame with gold bead accent and ready to hang for your pleasure. The framed size is 14" x 12".
I used to sell my oil paintings unframed at a lower price. Then I realized most collectors don't ever get them framed. Alas, a painting looks so much better when framed and it's important for its safe conservation. In return for a higher shipping tag, I spare you from the high cost and hassle of framing job. All you have to do is find a perfect spot for the painting!
Oil on stretched linen canvas. The gallery-wrapped canvas is 7/8" deep.
The painting is the copy of a detail from "The Virgin of the Rocks" (before 1508) by the Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci. The original hangs in the National Gallery in London. My painting shows the Archangel Uriel.
The Virgin of the Rocks (sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks) is the name used for 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 paintings show the Madonna and Child Jesus with the infant John the Baptist and the Archangel Uriel, in a rocky setting which gives the paintings their usual name. The significant compositional differences are in the gaze and right hand of the angel. There are many minor ways in which the works differ, including the colors, the lighting, the flora, and the way in which sfumato has been used.
I have done a series of detail copies of the work by my favorite Old Masters; Leonardo da Vinci is one of them. I sat in front of the masterpiece in the National Gallery for a very long time, awed by its majestic beauty. By the way, one of the tried and true techniques of classical art training is to copy the work of the Old Masters, those who painted before the 18th century. The buyer gets to own a hand-painted copy of a museum piece.
The painting size is 10" x 8". Signed in the back; varnished. The painting is framed in a beautiful black wooden frame with gold bead accent and ready to hang for your pleasure. The framed size is 14" x 12".
I used to sell my oil paintings unframed at a lower price. Then I realized most collectors don't ever get them framed. Alas, a painting looks so much better when framed and it's important for its safe conservation. In return for a higher shipping tag, I spare you from the high cost and hassle of framing job. All you have to do is find a perfect spot for the painting!
Oil on stretched linen canvas. The gallery-wrapped canvas is 7/8" deep.