Two of a Kind
No you’re not
seeing double, Leonardo Da Vinci actually painted two paints almost identical
to each other. Rumor has it that he was promised a bonus if he finished the
first version of the oil painting, but he was not happy with the bonus so he
sold it to someone else. Then he had to recreate a second painting for the original
buyer.
Normally, Mary
is depicted as the queen of heaven. However, in this painting the Virgin Mary on the ground, this type of representation is called Madonna of humility.
In
typical Renaissance fashion Da Vinci puts a lot of detail into the background
of the painting, to give it more of a 3-D effect.
. and here is an
interesting video about the paints….
This is a really interesting story. After reading about Leonardo da Vinci I think it's funny he completed two of the same painting since he never even seemed to finish most of his projects. And since there are two paintings, I wonder which painting is worth more?
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