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The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci, 1483–86, Musée du Louvre, Paris
Madonna and Child

The Virgin of the Rocks

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452–1519)

1483–86 · huile sur toile (transposition (de bois sur toile)) · Musée du Louvre, Paris

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image 8.8×14 in on a 11×14 in sheet

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About this painting

In a grotto opening onto mountains and a river, Our Lady kneels with her arm around the young Saint John the Baptist and her other hand held out over her Son. The Christ Child, steadied by an angel, raises His hand to bless John, who kneels to Him with his hands joined. The Louvre records the contract Leonardo signed on 25 April 1483 for the chapel of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception at San Francesco Grande in Milan, and finds by infrared that he changed the angel's pose late in the work. The blessing meant for John reaches us.

Sources: Musée du Louvre, Collections, 'La Vierge aux rochers', INV 777, read 2026-10-12.

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The Record
Date 1483–86
Collection Musée du Louvre, Paris
Subject Madonna and Child
Season Ordinary Time
Master 5,487 px
License PD/CC0
Attribution Musée du Louvre, Paris · INV 777; MR 320

The original, as its museum records it

Artist Léonard de Vinci (Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, dit Leonardo da Vinci)
Date 4e quart du XVe siècle (vers 1483 - 1494)
Medium huile sur toile (transposition (de bois sur toile))
Dimensions Hauteur : 1,995 m ; Largeur : 1,22 m
Holding Musée du Louvre, Paris · INV 777; MR 320

Every line above is reproduced from the holding institution’s own catalogue entry, which is linked. Where their title, date or attribution differs from ours, theirs is the one printed here.

The file this print is made from

Source Leonardo Da Vinci - Vergine delle Rocce (Louvre).jpg
Master 5,487 px on the long edge
Rights PD/CC0 — the photograph as well as the painting
At a glance
ArtistLeonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452–1519)
Date1483–86
MuseumMusée du Louvre, Paris
AccessionINV 777; MR 320
Mediumhuile sur toile (transposition (de bois sur toile))
DimensionsHauteur : 1,995 m ; Largeur : 1,22 m
Sheet sizes11×14 in, 16×20 in, 18×24 in
Provenance of the file
Held byMusée du Louvre, Paris · INV 777; MR 320 the museum’s record
Source fileWikimedia Commons · Leonardo Da Vinci - Vergine delle Rocce (Louvre).jpg
LicencePublic domain
Master3,460 × 5,487 px, the file our printer receives
ChainTaken from Wikimedia Commons; held as our print master.

The sheets

11×14 in sheet 11×14 in · image 8.8×14 in · archival margin · 392 dpi
16×20 in sheet 16×20 in · image 12.6×20 in · archival margin · 274 dpi
18×24 in sheet 18×24 in · image 15.1×24 in · archival margin · 229 dpi

Printed on demand. Public-domain masterwork, reproduced from a 5,487 px master of the original. The whole image is printed — never cropped to fit the sheet — so every sheet carries an archival margin, and the dimensions and resolution listed above are the ones you receive.