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Leonardo da Vinci was a master painter, sculptor, architect, designer, theorist, engineer and scientist that created some of the most famous and respected pieces of art in the world. He has been named the "father of paleontology", the "father of ichonology", the "father of architecture", and one of the greatest painters of all time. As one of the greatest painters of all time, the National Gallery in London was lucky enough to acquire one of his paintings along with a mostly finished drawing. | Leonardo da Vinci was a master painter, sculptor, architect, designer, theorist, engineer and scientist that created some of the most famous and respected pieces of art in the world. He has been named the "father of paleontology", the "father of ichonology", the "father of architecture", and one of the greatest painters of all time. As one of the greatest painters of all time, the National Gallery in London was lucky enough to acquire one of his paintings along with a mostly finished drawing. | ||
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The drawing located at the gallery is ''The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist''. This drawing is deeply intriguing because it was most likely a preparatory drawing for an upcoming at painting when it was first created. The reason this is so interesting is that it looks and seems almost completely finished as a charcoal drawing on a tinted canvas yet it still has some completely unfinished parts to it. | The drawing located at the gallery is ''The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist''. This drawing is deeply intriguing because it was most likely a preparatory drawing for an upcoming at painting when it was first created. The reason this is so interesting is that it looks and seems almost completely finished as a charcoal drawing on a tinted canvas yet it still has some completely unfinished parts to it. | ||
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The painting located at the National Gallery is one of two versions and is named the "Virgin on the Rocks". The other version of this painting is located at the Louvre. The ''Virgin of the Rocks'' in the Louvre is considered to be the older version dating from around 1483–1486 while the ''Virgin of the Rocks'' in the National Gallery is still ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci, but dates to before 1508. Originally, many thought that this painting was partially done by one of his assistants, further study from the gallery has determined that da Vinci did the greater portion of the work. Unfortunately, this is still highly under debate. The reason that there are two different versions is most likely because da Vinci created it to for a commission in Milan and sold the Louvre version privately. The London version was then created to fill the commission and given to the chapel of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception, a church in Milan. | The painting located at the National Gallery is one of two versions and is named the "Virgin on the Rocks". The other version of this painting is located at the Louvre. The ''Virgin of the Rocks'' in the Louvre is considered to be the older version dating from around 1483–1486 while the ''Virgin of the Rocks'' in the National Gallery is still ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci, but dates to before 1508. Originally, many thought that this painting was partially done by one of his assistants, further study from the gallery has determined that da Vinci did the greater portion of the work. Unfortunately, this is still highly under debate. The reason that there are two different versions is most likely because da Vinci created it to for a commission in Milan and sold the Louvre version privately. The London version was then created to fill the commission and given to the chapel of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception, a church in Milan. | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 9 May 2017
 National Gallery, Trafalgar Square | |
| Established | 1824; 193 years ago |
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| Location | Trafalgar Square, London, WC2, United Kingdom |
| Director | Gabriele Finaldi |
| Website | www.nationalgallery.org.uk |
Overview
The National Gallery is located in Central London and contains over 2,300 paintings that are free to view by the public. Some notable artists displayed are Leonardo da Vinci, Van Gogh, and Michelangelo.
Contents
Background and Origin
The National Collection started when the House of Commons bought the picture collection of John Julius Angerstein for £57,000. His collection contained 38 pictures and were kept at his house, 100 Pall Mall. In 1831 Parliment agreed to build a the National Gallery at Trafalgar Square as it was considered to be the very center of London. The building was completed in 1838. Over the years the Gallery has expanded
Painters
Leonardo da Vinci
File:Virgin and the Child.jpg
Representative Image
References
1. National Gallery History retrieved from www.nationalgallery.org.uk
External Links
Image Gallery
If appropriate, add an image gallery