| LEONARDO DA VINCI THE RENAISSANCE MAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leonardo Da Vinci was called a renaissance man because he was a painter, sculpter, architect, engineer, and a scientist. His love of knowledge and research was the orgin of his artistic and scientific discoveries. His innovations in painting influenced Italian art for more than a century after his death. His scientific ability especially in the fields of anatomy, optics, and hydraulics gave birth to many of the developments of modern day science. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LEONARDO'S BIOGRAPHY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leonardo was born in the town of Vinci, in Tuscany, which is near Florence. He was the son of a rich Florentine notary and a peasant woman. In the mid-1460's his family moved to Florence. Leonardo was given the best education that Florence could offer. In about 1466 he became an apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchio as a garzone (studio boy). Leonardo was introduced to many activities such as painting of alter pieces and panel pictures, and large sculptural projects in marble and bronze. Around 1472 he entered the painter's guild of Florence. In 1478 Leonardo became an independant master. In about 1482 Leonardo entered the service of the duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, having written him a letter in which he said he could build portable bridges. He served as principal engneer in the duke's military enterprises and was also an architect. He was also an assistant for the Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli. The most important of his paintings during the Milan years was The Virgin Of The Rocks, two versions of which exist today. One is in the Louvre, Paris and one in the National Galary, London. From 1495 to 1497 Leonardo worked on his painting The Last Supper. Leonardo painted a small number of paintings, many of which were never completed; however hismost famous is The Mona Lisa. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SCULPTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Since none of Leonardo's sculptural projects were never brought to completion the art can only be judged by the three-dimensional art, as with his building projects. In his architectural drawings he demonstrates the use of a deep understanding of ancient Roman sources. Some of the architectural drawings he made include : | the crane the helicopter the automatic turnspit a car (driven by springs) a steam powered canon water-powered machines a device used to measure humidity webbed gloves to explore underwater a life preserver devices to attack ships from underwater a bicycle a
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