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Curated works.
Untold stories.
Yours to discover.
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A creative platform supporting artists in the region — where artists become the bridge between cultures.
01 — The gaze
The Virgin's downcast eyes — Leonardo studying the silence of a mother who already knows what is to come.
02 — The Christ child
The infant reaches for the carnation — a flower that, in Renaissance painting, foretells the nails of the Passion.
03 — The carnation
A single bloom held between mother and son — the quiet announcement of a sacrifice not yet spoken aloud.
04 — The arched window
Beyond the loggia, an impossible mountain landscape — Leonardo's first experiments with atmospheric perspective.
Featured Artwork — This Week
Madonna of the Carnation
Leonardo da Vinci
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Year
- 1478
- Dimensions
- 62 × 47.5 cm
- Edition
- Unique
- Price
- Not for sale
One of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest known paintings, held in the permanent collection of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. The Virgin offers a carnation to the Christ Child before an arched window opening onto a distant mountain landscape. The visible craquelure across the faces — a result of the young Leonardo's experiments with oil — has become part of the work's history. Featured here as a guest loan; not available for acquisition.
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Open Call
Sustainable Artworks
2026
We invite artists across the region to propose works that engage with sustainability — material, cultural and environmental. Selected works will be exhibited in Doha and feature in Vol. 03.
Submissions close 1 November 2026
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