Leonardo Da Vinci
The Renaissance Man
Background
- Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15th, 1452 in Vinci, Italy
- He Lived with his father
- Upper-Middle class family
- At age 14 he apprenticed one of the most successful artist of his day, Verrochio
Achievements
- The Mona Lisa ( Unknown who the women is) One of few paintings he finished
- The Last Supper
- The Madonna of the rocks
- He Sketched the first Parachute, Helicopter, Tank, Paddle Boat, calculator, and Motor boat
- He designed War Machines
Impact On Today
- He changed the way people painted and made sculptures
- He showed realistic art form
- He showed emotion and movement in his paintings
Interesting Facts
- http://www.biography.com/people/leonardo-da-vinci-40396
- He wrote backwards
- He had a total of 17 half brothers and sisters
- He left many of his painting unfinished
- It took Leonardo 10 years to draw the lips on the Mona Lisa
Citation
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