The Virgin of the Rocks | Leonardo da Vinci | 1483 Frame Options:Art Print evoking the exhilarating sensation of

evoking the exhilarating sensation of dance

known for his portraits of European aristocracy

Raphael's interpretation is known for its complexity and depth

the opera and medieval epic in which the chaste knight Parsifal enters an enchanted garden after defeating the magician Klingsor’s guards and resists the seductive calls of the flower maidens who surround him

The Virgin of the Rocks | Leonardo da Vinci | 1483 Frame Options:Art Print evoking the exhilarating sensation ofAbout the artwork: In the Louvre version of The Virgin of the Rocks, begun in 1483, Leonardo da Vinci places the Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, the infant Saint John the Baptist and an angel within a strange, primordial cavern. Rather than arranging the sacred figures before a conventional architectural background, Leonardo surrounds them with jagged rocks, shadowy pools and distant mountains fading into blue mist, transforming nature itself into a