National Gallery Travel Guide: Charcoal Sketch of "The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist"

"The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist" charcoal sketch introduction: The Virgin and Child with St. Anne (The Virgin and Child with St. Anne) is a panel oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci, painted in 1508 Year, now in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Depicts Saint Anne, the Virgin Mary and the newborn Jesus. The painting shows the Virgin Mary sitting on the lap of her mother, Saint Anne. Jesus is trying to express his passion by riding on a sacrificial lamb, and Mary is trying to pull Jesus close.