The Virgin of the Rocks by da Vinci has very beautiful looking figures in the art. The Angel has sharp facial features with pouting style lips and curly brown hair. Mary has a mothering appearance on her face as well as by her over looking of all the figures - angel and two children.
I paint the faces my own way. I used cadmium yellows and titanium whites to make a face by colors, shades and tints. On the angel's face, I give her head a mascara effect which enhances the features of the eyes nose, lips and cheeks. I copy this process onto the children and their faces look like their keeper - because they're all younger aged, unifying beauty by artistic process of tri color painting of the flesh. Mary has no 'mascara' and it is due to her god given enchanting beauty as she already is the highest position in the holy family at the time of the composition's portrayal.
The Virgin of the Rocks is originally painted from 1483-1486 oil on panel (later transferred to canvas) by da Vinci. I make my art to blog as my own Art - Version or Replica?
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