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"In 1483, Leonardo da Vinci found himself immersed in an enigmatic mission: the creation of an altarpiece for the church of San Francisco el Grande in Milan. Although the expectation revolved around a representation of the Immaculate Conception, Leonardo brought to life his mysterious and provocative work, ""The Virgin of the Rocks"". This detailed investigative account plunges us into the intriguing world of how Leonardo managed to capture the unimaginable and the supernatural on his canvas, transcending the limitations of the earthly realm. His source of inspiration was the manuscript ""Apocalypsis Nova"", in which the hermit Amadeo de Silva revealed his mystical experiences in eight raptures to heaven. Join Leonardo on a journey that transformed an artistic commission into a window to the divine in a time of spiritual and cultural rebirth. This artistic odyssey forever altered the destiny of a masterpiece, and perhaps the world, compelling the Louvre Museum in Paris and the National Gallery in London to reconsider the history and name of this iconic painting."

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