Shades of Grace: The Virgin of the Rocks and Leonardo da Vinci’s Notes on Paragone

This essay analyses Leonardo da Vinci’s innovative iconography in the making of the panel known as the Virgin of the Rocks (Paris, Louvre) in relation to his considerations on the important Renaissance debate of Paragone, or comparison among the arts, namely, Pa...

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Autor principal:	Ricardo De Mambro Santos
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	Renaissance art and theory sixteenth-century art literature Leonardo da Vinci religious iconography in Renaissance art Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL1-2790
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:03559322f33f4b8680a824e270c96b652021-11-25T18:53:11ZShades of Grace: The <i>Virgin of the Rocks</i> and Leonardo da Vinci’s Notes on <i>Paragone</i>10.3390/rel121109942077-1444https://doaj.org/article/03559322f33f4b8680a824e270c96b652021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/11/994https://doaj.org/toc/2077-1444This essay analyses Leonardo da Vinci’s innovative iconography in the making of the panel known as the <i>Virgin of the Rocks</i> (Paris, Louvre) in relation to his considerations on the important Renaissance debate of <i>Paragone</i>, or comparison among the arts, namely, Painting, Sculpture, Music, and Poetry. It will be argued that this work, as a depiction of a complex religious theme, may be interpreted as a laboratory for <i>Paragone</i>-related demonstrations, especially in regards to five points: the optical tangibility of the image; the temporalities involved in the representation; the variety of subjects; and, finally, its iconic stability and semiotic openness as vehicles to further stimulate the devotional value of the painting.Ricardo De Mambro SantosMDPI AGarticleRenaissance art and theorysixteenth-century art literatureLeonardo da Vincireligious iconography in Renaissance artReligions. Mythology. RationalismBL1-2790ENReligions, Vol 12, Iss 994, p 994 (2021)
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description	This essay analyses Leonardo da Vinci’s innovative iconography in the making of the panel known as the <i>Virgin of the Rocks</i> (Paris, Louvre) in relation to his considerations on the important Renaissance debate of <i>Paragone</i>, or comparison among the arts, namely, Painting, Sculpture, Music, and Poetry. It will be argued that this work, as a depiction of a complex religious theme, may be interpreted as a laboratory for <i>Paragone</i>-related demonstrations, especially in regards to five points: the optical tangibility of the image; the temporalities involved in the representation; the variety of subjects; and, finally, its iconic stability and semiotic openness as vehicles to further stimulate the devotional value of the painting.
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title	Shades of Grace: The <i>Virgin of the Rocks</i> and Leonardo da Vinci’s Notes on <i>Paragone</i>
title_short	Shades of Grace: The <i>Virgin of the Rocks</i> and Leonardo da Vinci’s Notes on <i>Paragone</i>
title_full	Shades of Grace: The <i>Virgin of the Rocks</i> and Leonardo da Vinci’s Notes on <i>Paragone</i>
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Shades of Grace: The <i>Virgin of the Rocks</i> and Leonardo da Vinci’s Notes on <i>Paragone</i>

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