/lit/ - Literature

I need some poetry. I'm in the mood for it.

Share your favorites with me, /lit/?

title: Virgin and Saint Anne with the Christ child and young John the Baptist
Artist: Leonardo da Vinci in 1500

I like this a lot because, even though it is technically just a charcoal sketch the shading blows me away. Leonardo and Michelangelo were in a pissing contest over which was the ultiamte medium for art. Michelangelo argued sculpting was the best while Leonardo thought painting was the bees knees. Leonardo also fervently argued that shading was much more important than coloring for bringing the painting to life.

I think this best illustrates that, the facial features are very memorizing to look at and it's a load of eye candy, and this is all despite the fact it has no color.