The Virgin of the Rocks (1483-86)- sometimes called 'Madonna of the Rocks', is the name of two paintings�of the same subject. This masterpiece hangs in the Louvre, Paris (and completely done by Leonardo), and another one is in the National Gallery, London (partly done by his assistants).�Both paintings show the�Virgin Mary�and�child Jesus�with the infant�John the Baptist�and an angel�Uriel, in a rocky setting which gives the paintings their usual name.�������� *Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452�1519) was Italian painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. He gained notoriety for his notebooks, in which he produced sketches and notes on a variety of topics, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, painting, and palaeontology, even though his popularity primarily stemmed from his accomplishments as a painter. Only his younger contemporary, Michelangelo, has made a greater impact to following generations of painters than Leonardo, who is widely recognised as a genius and the embodiment of the Renaissance humanist ideal.�