Genetic Criticism and Analysis of Leonardo da Vinci’s Painting The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

The process of the emergence and formation of a work of art has always been the concern of artists and researchers in art studies. The creation of artwork has also been the subject of educational programs due to its technical and technical aspects. This underscores the importance of studying the path of the creation of a work. This is possible through the genetic criticism and its methodological feasibility. Genetic criticism is one of the new critiques officially introduced in France in the second half of the twentieth century and from the 1970s and then in other countries. The object of this review is research into how the work was created. Unlike other reviews that study the final work, this review deals with factors influencing the creation of the text or work. Genetic criticism, like many critics, begins with literature, then enters the field of visual arts. And gradually, due to the synonyms in which it is used, it is considered by art critics. This article aims to explain the method of genetic analysis in the field of painting studies. For this purpose, the painting of The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne is studied. And the question is answered, how can the method of genetic criticism be used in the study and criticism of paintings? To answer this question, we must first collect the documentation of the text, including the pre-text, para-text, meta-text and hypertext, which are the main elements of genetic criticism. Therefore, using the descriptive-analytical method and following the model of formative analysis, we reach the stages of work development.