
Madonna of the Rocks
1485 · Louvre, Paris
Leonardo painted this cave twice after falling out with the patrons. This is the earlier version, the one that stayed in France.
★ 8.0

Leonardo painted this cave twice after falling out with the patrons. This is the earlier version, the one that stayed in France.

Arthur pulls the sword from the stone and the finest knights come to his table, until his wife's love for Lancelot brings it down. Every Camelot since comes from Malory.
The joy of love is too short, and the sorrow thereof, and what cometh thereof, dureth over long.
Who so pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise king born of all England.
The month of May was come, when every lusty heart beginneth to blossom, and to bring forth fruit.