New Da Vinci Drawing Discovered
Discovery News
By Rossella Lorenzi
A new Leonardo da Vinci drawing has been discovered beneath one of the artist's most famous works, experts at the National Gallery in
Infrared reflectography performed during the first scientific study of The Virgin of the Rocks has uncovered two drawings beneath the surface of the painting.
While one is a preliminary sketch for the work, the other is a completely different picture.
It shows a kneeling woman, looking down at a series of lines that are believed to be those of a sleeping infant.
"Her downcast gaze and pious gestures, one hand held modestly to her breast, the other dramatically outstretched with the fingers meeting the picture edge" suggest that Leonardo was working on an Adoration of the Christ Child — a scene popular with Renaissance artists — the National Gallery said in a statement. More...
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