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The first Virgin of the Rocks shows the ways in which Leonardo ushered in the High Renaissance. Early paintings from this period often depict figures in linear arrangements, separate from one another, and stiff in form. In The Virgin of the Rocks, however, the figures of the Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, the infant John, and an archangel are arranged in a pyramidal composition, and they not only convincingly occupy a space but also interact with one another through gestures.

This work, "The Virgin of the Rocks," represents significant changes introduced by Leonardo da Vinci during the High Renaissance.
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