Virgin and Child with St Anne

Virgin and Child with St Anne made by Leonardo da Vinci depicts the Virgin Mary who seated on the knees of her mother St Anne holding the child Jesus. Since the birth of this painting, it has been popular among the majority of people in the world.

The Virgin and Child with St Anne

The Virgin and Child with St Anne

This work is well famous for its complicated composition. Here the painter let St Mary sit in her mother's knees. Although the grandmother St Anne was very young, the figure of St Anne was too large to bear this weight. But St Anne showed a kind smile to her naughty little grandson—Jesus (Jesus was trying to break down from his mother and ride the lamb). Mary seemed to have sat in an easy chair to reach out to hold Jesus. This kind of mood transfer was not very coordinated. Although all the figures were treated compact, they did not look natural and lively.

Da Vinci focused on the image of St Anne and her elaborate facial expressions. Although her female smile formula was revealed, da Vinci still pursued the highest realistic aesthetic ideal as he did in all the unknown secrets in the nature. He once said, "Nature is so popular among people and even for the same kind of trees, there is never a tree the same as itself. People also can not find another individual the same as himself." Da Vinci required the painter to be a natural son. In his view, science and art belonged to the process of knowing the world. And this was the value of the Renaissance period.

If you observe carefully, you will find the expressions of the eyes of three figures in this painting are totally different. St Anne is kind, Notre Dame means holy abandoning feelings, and the son is the symbol of love and strength beyond age and activity. The detailed characterization sets the picture and other family scene apart, which makes the viewers feel extraordinary, holy and bright.

 

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