Leonardo Da Vinci
Addie Sands
Biography
- He was born in Vinci, Italy on April 15, 1452.
- Leonardo spent most of his life in Italy and France.
- He started his formal artistic studies at 15 with verrocchio and studied painting, mechanical arts, and sculpture.
- Da Vinci was a illegitimate son of a well-know notary in Florence. He was brought up in the home of his father and was a only child growing up. He was idoled by his grandmother and maybe his step mother.
- Leonardo created a lot of art that was symmetrical and had to do with the human body.
- Some of his art work is The Mona Lisa and The last supper. He also made sculpture like David and The Sistine Chapel.
- In 1482, he started his first job as a artist and engineer in residence from the duke of milan in Italy. He did that for 17 years.
- He then painted one of the walls in the new city hall but since he tried a new technique that wall was never finished.
- Da Vinci then spent the last part of his life living with pope Leo x at Vatican palace. Then lived and worked at the palace of the french king, Francis 1.
The Mona Lisa
- The Mona Lisa was created between 1503-1517
- This painting is now located at The Louvre museum in Paris, France.
- The painting was significant by the colors he used and the meaning of The Mona Lisa.
- I find this painting interesting because I wanted to know why he chose to paint this kind of piece. I think The Mona Lisa has a bigger meaning then just a painting of a woman.
- Humanism is linked to this piece because it is focused on a person.
work cited
Pictures
Leonardo da vinci
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ross-king/da-vinci-book_b_2083835.html
The Mona Lisa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mona_Lisa,_by_Leonardo_da_Vinci,_from_C2RMF_retouched.jpg
web cites
"Leonardo da Vinci." World of Biology. Gale, 2006. Biography in Context. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.
"Leonardo da Vinci." Authors and Artists for Young Adults. Vol. 40. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Biography in Context. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.