Two previously unseen paintings by Leonardo da Vinci have gone on
public display for the first time in Italy, the BBC reported. One
is the alternative version of his "Virgin on the Rocks, "
with the infant Jesus, and the infant John the Baptist. The other,
showing Mary Magdalene (right), is thought to have been completed
by Leonardo with the help of one of his pupils about 1515. Both are
being displayed at the Mole Vanvitelliana museum in Ancona. The painting
of Mary Magdalene, which shows her holding a veil over her belly,
was only recently discovered and authenticated.
