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Leonardo da Vinci was a genius of the renaissance period. His skills were legendary - painter, architect, engineer, mathematician and philosopher but he is perhaps best known for his paintings especially that of Madonna of the rocks. This famous work of art was commissioned for the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception, in the church of San Francesco Grande.

Concise Biography, History & Facts About the artist - Leonardo da Vinci
Nationality - Italian
Place of Birth - Vinci, Italy

Lifespan - April 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519
Family - Son of Ser Piero di Antonio and Caterina
Educated - Served as an apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchio

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Da Vinci started to work at this painting in 1483
He spent three years on the painting
It is painted as Oil on Canvas panel
The size - 78ź x 48" (199 x 122 cm)
The subject of Madonna of the rocks is the Virgin Mary manifest on an outcrop of rock on the ocean's edge - the Madonna of Coogee
The first version can be seen in the Musee du Louvre, Paris
The second version believed to be painted by Leonardo da Vinci in collaboration with other artist, can be seen in the National Art Gallery in London