Leonardo da Vinci - The Madonna of the Carnation 1473-1478
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The Madonna of the Carnation 1473-1478
47x62cm tempera and oil on poplar panel
Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The central and centered motif is the young Virgin Mary seated with Baby Jesus on her lap. Depicted in precious clothes and jewellery, with her left hand Mary holds a carnation (interpreted as a healing symbol). The faces are put into light while all other objects are darker, e.g. the carnation is covered by a shadow. The child is looking up, the mother is looking down — there is no eye contact. The setting of the portrait is a room with two windows on each side of the figures.
Originally this painting was thought to have been created by Andrea del Verrocchio but subsequent art historians agree that it is Leonardo's work.