“Madonna Litta” by Leonardo da Vinci is the pearl of the Hermitage collection, a symbol familiar to everyone from childhood Italian beauty the era of the high Renaissance. Since its creation, the work has been surrounded by mysteries, many of which have been unraveled by scientists. But main secret This small in size, but immense in content, picture is revealed in its own way for each viewer.

In the archive State Hermitage A letter from 1864 has been preserved from the Duke of Milan Antonio Litta, in which he notifies Emperor Alexander II of his intention to sell four paintings from his personal collection for one hundred thousand francs. Among them is “Madonna and Child” by Leonardo Da Vinci. The director of the Imperial Hermitage, Stepan Aleksandrovich Gedeonov, went to Italy and brought to the Northern capital a masterpiece that became known as the “Madonna Litta”.

The purchase of Leonardo's painting caused a wide resonance in Europe. People of art both congratulated Gedeonov on his successful acquisition and complained that priceless painting departs for distant Russia. Less fortunate buyers even stated that they doubted the authenticity of the painting.

In fact, the debate about whether Leonardo da Vinci is the author of the “Madonna Litta” did not subside until the middle of the last century. Immediately after the painting appeared in St. Petersburg, a decision was made to immediately restore it and transfer it from wood to canvas. The work was entrusted to a Hermitage carpenter, who performed it with such skill that he was awarded an imperial silver medal. However, the work has lost much of its original version, which has significantly complicated the work of art historians and experts.

Today, doubts have been dispelled. "Madonna Litta" is a masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci and his school. The idea, composition, image of the Virgin Mary's face, modeling of figures using the finest chiaroscuro belong to the maestro's brush.

“Maria Lactans” or “Madonna Nursing the Child” is a subject that was widespread in Italian painting of the 14th–15th centuries; it unusually worried the master. A woman with a baby is the theme of his numerous drawings and sketches. Depicting tender and sad women with lovely babies, Leonardo explores the feelings and facets of the human soul.

Choosing biblical story, he imagines it as a scene from Everyday life. In an ordinary room, a young woman tenderly clutches a baby to her chest, there are no halos above their heads, and there are no saints or angels nearby. The viewer can guess about the divinity of the characters not so much by the symbols that the master uses (the Madonna appears in the traditional clothes of the Mother of God: a red dress and a blue cape, and the baby with his left hand clutches a goldfinch, a symbol of the future trials of the Savior), but rather by the atmosphere of spirituality emanating from the work .

Leonardo uses thin artistic techniques, creating a concise and perfect work.

Two symmetrical windows balance the composition, and the landscape gives the picture depth and mystery (by the way, it was these mountain peaks that helped establish the approximate date of the painting’s creation: art critics noted the similarity of the landscapes opening from the windows in the painting “Madonna Litta” and in famous fresco « last supper", dating the creation of the painting to the 80s of the 15th century, to the Milanese period of Leonardo’s work).

Contrasting the sculptural immobility of the Madonna and the expressiveness of the baby’s pose, the master creates an integral group where each element complements each other. Leonardo's manner is discernible in the interrelation of glances and gestures, and in how harmoniously the red color of the Madonna's dress echoes the color and shade modeling the face and body of the baby, and in the balance of blue tones of the cloak and landscape, and in the subtlety with which the transparent veil repeats the lines hairstyles and, of course, in the facial expression of the young woman.

The Louvre collection contains a drawing of a woman’s head, undoubtedly drawn from life and created by Leonardo while working on the “Madonna Litta”. But in the picture the master depicted an idealized portrait of a beautiful woman. She has a recognizable “Leonardian” type of beauty: copper hair, an elongated face, a high forehead, an elongated nose and the famous, mysterious and elusive smile, which so accurately conveys the depth of human feelings.

The baby's gaze turned to the viewer is also interesting. The master not only establishes a subtle, almost mystical connection between real world and the imaginary world, but also invites the viewer to co-creation. The elusive harmony of the moment and the elusive feeling of tenderness and mother's love seen and felt by everyone who comes into contact with Leonardo’s creation. He feels in his own way depending on his imagination, temperament and even mood.

A mother and a newborn baby is one of the most popular subjects in art.

He was given Special attention as popular as everyone famous artists(Leonardo da Vinci and Rafael Santi), and little known to the general public (Bartolomeo Murillo, di Marcovaldo and others).

Virgin Mary di Marcovaldo

Coppo di Marcovaldo is considered the founder of the Siena school of fine art. His fate is quite interesting, since in the middle of the 13th century. he took part in one of the battles on the side of the Florentine adherents of the Pope, as a result of which the artist was captured. But since he was very talented, he was able to “buy” his freedom by painting a very beautiful and quite realistic image of the Madonna and Child, which was then transferred to the Siena Church. This Madonna was called "Madonna del Bordone".

This painting presents the viewer with the Virgin Mary sitting on a throne, slightly raising one leg to make it more comfortable for the baby to sit in her arms. She touchingly holds his leg, and he reaches out to her with his hand. They already have some noticeable interaction, which has not been observed for more early paintings.

The Virgo's head is surrounded by a barely visible halo. It is worth noting the incredibly expressive eyes of this Madonna. She looks at the viewer, as if looking into his soul. Her clothing is a simple black cape, but to make it more chic, the artist painted the draperies in gold. On the sides, left and right, there are angels depicted in full height (this is a Florentine tradition). Usually they were drawn the same, but these, if you look closely, are not completely identical to each other: the differences are in their faces.

Let's move on from the lesser known to the more popular and take a closer look at the most striking paintings on this topic.

"Madonna Litta" by Leonardo da Vinci

One of the most depicted Madonna and Child is the painting “Madonna Litta” by the brilliant Leonardo da Vinci. Now it can be seen among the masterpieces stored in the Hermitage.

The main person in this painting is a young woman holding a baby in her arms and breastfeeding him. As in all of them, it stands out more in comparison with the background, where the viewer can observe windows in the shape of arches, through which a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds. It is worth noting that the Madonna and Child are drawn very clearly, its features seem to be highlighted, as if drawn under a camera flash, in comparison with the somewhat blurred background - this is also distinctive features portraits of that era.

The mother looks at the child with tenderness. Some people think that she is smiling slightly (the “Leonardo’s smile”, popular for the artist’s paintings), but in fact, the Madonna is thoughtful. The child looks at the viewer, holding a bird in one of his hands - a small goldfinch.

Goldfinch in the painting "Madonna Litta"

There are different versions of why the chick is depicted in this painting.

The bird as a symbol of the future suffering of Christ, where the red head of the goldfinch symbolizes the blood shed by the Son of God. According to legend, when Christ was being led to Golgotha, a goldfinch flew down on him, pulled out a thorn from Jesus’ eyebrow, and blood dripped onto him.

The goldfinch symbolizes the soul, which flies away after death: this designation comes from ancient paganism, but is also preserved in Christian semiotics.

The apocryphal Gospel of Thomas tells a slightly different story: Jesus revived a dead goldfinch by simply holding it in his hands, which is why many paintings depict this chick along with the baby.

Madonnas by Raphael Santi

But there is another, no less famous Madonna and Child. Rafael Santi was the one who wrote it. Or rather, he has quite a lot of paintings with such a plot: this is the well-known and stored in the Hermitage “Madonna Conestabile”, and the extraordinary “Madonna with a Veil”, which depicts not only a mother and child, but everyone Holy family.

Raphael painted the painting itself with the title “Madonna and Child” in 1503. The woman in it is more sophisticated and, undoubtedly, younger than da Vinci’s. Obviously, the bond between mother and child is more pronounced. They look at each other with touching love and slight thoughtfulness, the mother supports the baby by the back with her hand. This is no longer the anxious Virgo that can be seen in the artist’s early paintings.

Together they read the book “Book of Hours” - a symbol of the authority of the church - in which the texts of prayers, psalms, and church services are written (previously, by the way, it was from this book that they learned to read). According to some sources, the Book of Hours is opened on the page that corresponds to nine o'clock, which is the time when Jesus was crucified on the cross.

In the background there is a smoky landscape with a church and trees. By the way, this landscape can also be called a distinctive characteristic of Santi’s works on the theme of mother and child. Almost every painting by Raphael has a fairly detailed landscape background.

There is no point in determining whose painting is better: Da Vinci or Raphael. The Madonna and Child looks original and unique in each of them.

Not only art I was interested in the theme of mother and child, so it is worth considering how it was reflected in other types.

Madonna and Child sculpture

The attention of any art connoisseur is attracted by the sculpture "Madonna and Child", the author of which is famous master Michelangelo.

According to the customers, this masterpiece was supposed to be at a height of about nine meters, so that the audience would look up at it, like a deity. By the way, it is for this reason that the gaze of mother and child is directed downward.

There is evidence that Cardinal Piccolomini (the first customer) was dissatisfied with the sketches, primarily because Jesus was naked, so their contract with Michelangelo was broken. And the sculpture, of course, found its owner. He became de Mouscron, a merchant from the city of Bruges. He then gave it to the Church of Our Lady, where it was placed in a dark niche that contrasted beautifully with the marble-white color of the sculpture itself.

On this moment, in order to protect the city authorities placed it behind bulletproof glass.

"Madonna Doni" by Michelangelo

In addition to being an excellent sculptor, Michelangelo was also wonderful artist. Although he did not consider it some kind of achievement and was not at all proud of his talent.

The images drawn by him amaze the viewer with their incredible plasticity; it seems that even when drawing he “sculpts” figures, giving them volume. In addition, the painting depicts the entire Holy Family, which was rare for paintings of this kind. Of course, in the full sense of the word, Michelangelo is a sculptor, not an artist. "Madonna and Child" however is simply a masterpiece.

So, let's summarize. If we talk about the most famous painting depicting the Virgin Mary, then this is Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece “Madonna and Child”. If a person is interested in other types of art, then the most striking and memorable is undoubtedly the work of Michelangelo.

Madonnas by Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael Santi

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Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael Santi

Leonardo da Vinci- one of the greatest representatives of art High Renaissance, an example of a “universal man.”

He was an artist, sculptor, architect, scientist (anatomist, naturalist), inventor, writer, musician.
His full name is Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, translated from Italian it means “Leonardo, son of Mr. Piero from Vinci.”
In the modern sense, Leonardo did not have a surname - "da Vinci" simply means "(originally) from the town of Vinci."
Our contemporaries know Leonardo primarily as an artist.

Mona Lisa - 1503-1506 Leonardo da Vinci

Who doesn't know "La Gioconda" - famous masterpiece Leonardo da Vinci?! The face of Gioconda is familiar to the whole world; her image is still the most frequently reproduced image. However, despite its popularity and circulation, La Gioconda remains a mystery to us.

This picture is shrouded in mystery, and every time we look at it, we experience an amazing feeling of discovering something new, previously unexplored - just as we rediscover a landscape well known from the summer, seeing it one autumn immersed in a mysterious foggy haze...

At one time, Vasari claimed that “Mona Lisa” (short for “Madonna Lisa”) was painted by the third wife of a Florentine rich man named Francesco di Bartolomee del Giocondo, hence the second name of the painting, “La Gioconda.”

The “sfumato” typical of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting style here emphasizes the mysterious power of nature, which a person can only see, but cannot comprehend with his mind.

This conflict between the visible and the existing gives rise to a vague feeling of anxiety, intensified by helplessness before nature and time: a person does not know where to go, because his life - like that winding road from the gloomy landscape behind Mona Lisa - comes out of nowhere and rushes to nowhere...

Leonardo is concerned about the question of man's place in this world, and it seems that he expresses one of the possible answers in the smile of the incomparable Mona Lisa: this ironic smile is a sign of full awareness of short-termism human existence on earth and submission to the Eternal order of nature. This is the wisdom of Gioconda.

As noted German philosopher Karl Jaspers (1883-1969), La Gioconda “relieves the tension between personality and nature, and also blurs the lines between life and death.”

Written in Italy, La Gioconda remained forever in France - probably as a kind of bonus for the hospitality shown to its author.

Leonardo da Vinci: Madonna Litta

Litta - Milanese aristocratic surname XVII-XIX centuries The painting was in the private collection of this family for several centuries - hence its name. The original title of the painting was “Madonna and Child.” "Madonna" was acquired by the Hermitage in 1864.
It is believed that the painting was painted in Milan, where the artist moved in 1482.
Her appearance marked new stage in Renaissance art - the establishment of the High Renaissance style.
Preparatory drawing to the Hermitage canvas is kept in Paris in the Louvre.

"Madonna of the Rocks" (1483-1486) Tree transferred to oil on canvas. 199x122 cm. Louvre (Paris)

Madonna in the Grotto

“Madonna in the Grotto” is the first of Leonardo da Vinci’s works dating back to the Milanese period of his work. Initially, this painting was supposed to decorate the altar of the chapel of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception in Milan's Cathedral of San Francesco Grande and is an excellent testimony to Leonardo da Vinci's unsurpassed skill in the field of chiaroscuro modeling of figures and space.

Leonardo da Vinci: Lady with an Ermine

Leonardo da Vinci: Madonna Benois

Leonardo da Vinci: Ginevra de' Benci

"Beautiful Ferroniere" - female portrait in the Louvre, considered to be the work of Leonardo da Vinci or his students.

“Madonna of the Carnation” is a painting that many art historians attribute to the young Leonardo da Vinci. Presumably, it was created by Leonardo when he was his student in Verrocchio’s workshop. 1478-1480

This collection contains the most famous paintings Raphael, dedicated to the image Our Lady (Madonna).

Following your teacherPerugino artist Rafael Santi(1483-1520) created an extensive gallery of imagesMary and Child , which are very diverse compositional techniques and psychological interpretations.

Raphael's early Madonnas follow known modelsUmbrian painting quattrocento . Idyllic images are not without constraint, dryness, and hieraticity. The interaction of the figures on the Madonnas of the Florentine period is more direct. They are characterized by complex landscape backgrounds. The universal experiences of motherhood come to the fore - Mary’s feeling of anxiety and at the same time pride for the fate of her son. This beauty of motherhood is the main emotional emphasis in the Madonnas made after the artist moved to Rome. The absolute peak is considered "Sistine Madonna "(1514), where triumphant delight and notes of awakening anxiety are harmoniously woven together.

Madonna and Child" (Madonna di Casa Santi) is Raphael’s first appeal to the image that will become the main one in the artist’s work. The painting dates back to 1498. The artist was only 15 years old at the time of painting. Now the painting is in the Raphael Museum in the Italian city of Urbino.

"Madonna Connestabile" was painted in 1504 and was later named after the owner of the painting, Count Conestabile. The painting was purchased Russian Emperor Alexander II. Now "Madonna Conestabile" is in the Hermitage (St. Petersburg). "
Madonna Conestabile" is considered last job, created by Raphael in Umbria, before moving to Florence.

"Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome and Francis" (Madonna col Bambino tra i santi Girolamo e Francesco), 1499-1504. The painting is now in the Berlin Art Gallery.

"Little Madonna of Cowper" (Piccola Madonna Cowper) was written in 1504-1505. The painting was named after its owner, Lord Cowper. The painting is now in Washington (National Gallery of Art).

"Madonna Terranuova" was written in 1504-1505. The painting received its name from one of the owners - the Italian Duke of Terranuva. The painting is now in the Berlin Art Gallery.

Raphael's painting "The Holy Family under a Palm Tree" (Sacra Famiglia con palma) dates back to 1506. As on last picture, depicting the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ and St. Joseph (this time with a traditional beard). The painting is in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.

"Madonna in Greenery" (Madonna del Belvedere) dates back to 1506. The painting is now in Vienna (Kunsthistorisches Museum). In the painting, the Virgin Mary holds the infant Christ, who grabs the cross from John the Baptist.

"Madonna Aldobrandini" dates back to 1510. The painting is named after the owners - the Aldobrandini family. The painting is now in the London National Gallery.

"Madonna with Candelabra" (Madonna dei Candelabri) dates from 1513-1514. The painting depicts the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child surrounded by two angels. The painting is in Art Museum Walters in Baltimore (USA).

"Sistine Madonna"(Madonna Sistina) is dated 1513-1514. The painting depicts the Virgin Mary with the infant Christ in her arms. To the left of the Mother of God is Pope Sixtus II, to the right is Saint Barbara. The "Sistine Madonna" is located in the Old Masters Gallery in Dresden (Germany).

"Madonna in an Armchair" (Madonna della Seggiola) is dated 1513-1514. The painting depicts the Virgin Mary with the baby Christ in her arms and John the Baptist. The painting is in the Palatina Gallery in Florence.

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Leonardo da Vinci. Madonna and Child (Benois Madonna)

Italy, 1478–1480

The second name comes from the last name of the owners of the painting. Under what circumstances the work of the great Leonardo came to Russia is still unknown. There is a legend that the Benoit family bought it from a traveling circus. The masterpiece was inherited by Maria Sapozhnikova (after marriage - Benoit) from her father. In 1914, the Hermitage acquired this painting from her. True, after the revolution, in the difficult 1920s and 30s, the USSR government almost sold it to the US Treasury Secretary, a passionate collector Andrew Mellon. Art critics who opposed this sale were lucky: the deal fell through.

Raphael. Madonna and Child (Madonna Conestabile)

Italy, around 1504

"Madonna and Child" is one of early works Raphael. Alexander II purchased this painting in Italy from Count Conestabile for his beloved wife Maria Alexandrovna. In 1870, this gift cost the emperor 310 thousand francs. The sale of Raphael's work outraged the local community, but the Italian government did not have the funds to buy the painting from the owner. The Empress's property was immediately exhibited in the Hermitage building.

Titian. Danae

Italy, around 1554

Catherine II purchased the painting by Titian in 1772. The painting is based on a myth in which King Acrisius was predicted that he would die at the hands of his own grandson, and to avoid this, he imprisoned his daughter Danae. However, the resourceful god Zeus still penetrated her in the form of a golden heavy rain, after which Danae gave birth to a son, Perseus.

Catherine II was an enlightened monarch, had excellent taste and understood perfectly what exactly should be purchased for her collection. There are several other paintings with a similar plot in the Hermitage. For example, “Danae” by Ferwilt and “Danae” by Rembrandt.

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos). Apostles Peter and Paul

Spain, between 1587–1592

The painting was donated to the museum in 1911 by Pyotr Durnovo. A few years earlier, Durnovo showed it at an exhibition of the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts. Then El Greco, who was considered a very mediocre artist, started talking about him as a genius. In this painting, the painter, who was always far from European academicism, turned out to be especially close to the Byzantine icon painting tradition. He tried to convey spiritual world and the characters of the apostles. Paul (in red) is assertive, decisive and self-confident, while Peter, on the contrary, is doubtful and hesitant... It is believed that El Greco captured himself in the image of Paul. But researchers are still arguing about this.

Caravaggio. Young man with a lute

Italy, 1595–1596

Caravaggio is a famous master of the Baroque, who changed the consciousness of several generations with his “funeral” light European artists. Only one of his works is kept in Russia, which the artist painted back in early years. For paintings by Caravaggio a certain drama is characteristic, and there is it in “The Lute Player.” IN music notebook, depicted on the table, the popular madrigal melody of Yakov Arkadelt “You know that I love you” is recorded. And the cracked lute in the hands of the young man is a symbol of unhappy love. The canvas was purchased by Alexander I in 1808.

Peter Paul Rubens. Portrait of the Infanta Isabella's maid

Flanders, mid-1620s

Despite the name, it is believed that this is a portrait of the artist’s daughter, Clara Serena, who died at the age of 12. The painting was created after the girl’s death. The artist subtly depicted the fluffy hair, the delicate skin of the face, and the thoughtful gaze from which it is impossible to take your eyes off. A spiritual and poetic image appears before the viewer.

Catherine II acquired the painting for the Hermitage collection in 1772.

Rembrandt van Rijn. Return of the Prodigal Son

Holland, around 1668

Catherine II bought one of the most famous and recognizable paintings by Rembrandt in 1766. Gospel parable the artist was concerned about the prodigal son throughout his life: he created the first drawings and etchings on this subject back in the 1630s–40s, and began painting the picture in the 1660s. Rembrandt's painting became an inspiration for others creative personalities. Avant-garde composer Benjamin Britten wrote an opera inspired by this work. And director Andrei Tarkovsky quoted “Return prodigal son" in one of the final scenes of Solaris.

Edgar Degas. Place de la Concorde (Viscount Lepic with his daughters crossing the Place de la Concorde)

France, 1875

The painting “Place de la Concorde” was transported to Russia after World War II from Berlin, where it was kept in a private collection. The canvas is interesting because, on the one hand, it is a portrait, and on the other, it is a typical impressionist genre sketch from the life of the city. Degas portrayed his close friend, the aristocrat Louis Lepic, along with his two daughters. The multi-figure portrait still holds many mysteries. It is unknown when and under what circumstances the painting was created. Art historians suggest that the work was painted in 1876 and not to order. The artist never painted another painting like this either before or after. Needing money, he nevertheless sold the canvas to Count Lepik, and until late XIX they didn’t know about him for centuries. After the fall of Berlin in 1945, the masterpiece, among other “trophy” works, was sent to Soviet Union and ended up in the Hermitage.

Henri Matisse. Dance

France, 1909–1910

The painting was created by order of Sergei Shchukin, a famous Russian collector French painting XIX - early XX centuries. The composition is written on the theme of the golden age of humanity, and therefore it depicts not specific people, but symbolic images. Matisse was inspired by folk dances, which, as is known, contain the ritualism of a pagan action. Matisse embodied the fury of ancient bacchanalia in a combination of pure colors - red, blue and green. As symbols of Man, Heaven and Earth. The painting was transferred to the Hermitage from the Moscow collection State Museum new Western art in 1948.

Wassily Kandinsky. Composition VI

Germany, 1913

There is a whole hall in the Hermitage, dedicated to creativity Wassily Kandinsky. "Composition VI" was created in Munich in May 1913 - a year before the outbreak of the First World War. Dynamic bright picture written in free and sweeping strokes. Initially, Kandinsky wanted to call it “The Flood”: the abstract canvas was based on a biblical story. However later artist abandoned this idea so that the title of the work would not interfere with the viewer's perception. The canvas came to the museum from the State Museum of New Western Art in 1948.

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Sons of Madonna - Rocco, David

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Madonna's Instagram and Wikipedia

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