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OriginalThe Virgin and Child with Saint Anne is an oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting St Anne, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. This painting was controversially restored in 2011, leading to two directors at the Louvre resigning.
Reason
High quality scan of a notable painting, shows what the painting was like before a controversial restoration which (if the infobox image is correct) was very detrimental to the work.
Articles in which this image appears
The Virgin and Child with St. Anne (Leonardo) +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Leonardo da Vinci

Promoted File:Leonardo da Vinci - Virgin and Child with St Anne C2RMF retouched.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:15, 15 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]