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    This quote, said by the famous painter Leonardo da Vinci. The painter was a very intelligent and talented man who painted the Mona Lisa and many other well known paintings. While saying this, he probably thought of imagination and creativity that every person has. He might’ve had a different meaning when he said this, but people that hear this quote take it a different way. In my own opinion, it means creativity, and how people express themselves. One this this quote means is creativity.…

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    The Last Supper is painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1495-1498. This painting is painted on the wall of the refectory Santa Maria delle Brazie with a size of 30 feet by 14 feet. It is a Christian art painting of the Italian Renaissance period. Some of the things being presented here, that I’ve observed; there are 13 men sitting around a rectangular room with a recessed panel in a ceiling and wall decoration on either side of the room. I would assume they are in a high building as I see a…

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    Leonardo Da Vinci was an interesting man he had an average life span from April 15th 1452 to May 2nd 1519. He was the first known person to create plans for machine guns, tanks and a helicopter. He was considered the first Renaissance man (basically good at all skills). He lived in Vinci and later in his life he moved from Florence and Milan (back and forth). At the age of 14 he began apprenticeship and learned skills like metal work, leather art, carpentry, painting and sculpting. At 20 he…

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    Leonardo Da Vinci was conceived on April 14, 1452 in the town of Vinci close Florence Italy. He kept the name of his town for his last name. He existed amid the fifteenth century, a period when the populace of Europe were getting to be keen on workmanship. This time of time was known as the Renaissance period. Leonardo Da Vinci was extremely capable. He was an extraordinary craftsman, yet he got to be acclaimed on the grounds that he found himself able to do such a variety of different things.…

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    to glance at this famous portrait realised by Leonardo Da Vinci between probably 1503 and 1506 . In the face of its well-established fame of today, it is interesting to discuss the place of the Mona Lisa within the context of Italian Renaissance portraiture. In this essay, I will argue that the Mona Lisa is a very significant artwork and that this famous painting was revolutionary and unconventional for the period.…

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    artist in history, a magnificent philosopher, scientist, sculpture, mathematician and engineer. He was widely known as a polymath. This man was born in the Tuscan Hill town of Vinci in the territory known as Florence Italy on April 15th 1452. Leonardo Da Vinci was “born as a illegitamite son of Messer Piero Fruosno di Antonio da Vinci, a Florintine notary and to Caterina his mother, a peasant who may have migrated from the Middle East” At a young age Leonardo’s parents married others. For the…

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    with the human bodies as if they were vividly photographed. Leonardo was also known by its strong use of vanishing point that can be seeing in the rocks that are vanishing into the fug giving a mysterious but also outstanding feel to it. Even though this is a dark painting, the color red from the angel’s tunic gives dimension in the composition giving a balance to the whole atmosphere. What makes this painting interesting is that Leonardo didn’t paint the virgin with ostentatious details, he…

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    different. The Medieval paintings are flat, without much detail in the faces or the surroundings. The colors are not as crisp as the Renaissance versions. When comparing the Da Vinci painting of the last supper to the last supper paintings of the medieval period, you can see…

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    The Virgin and Child with St. Anne (Fig. 1) was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci on 1510. The painting depicted St. Anna, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. Michelangelo Buonarroti’s Roma Pietà (Fig. 2) was created on around 1499. The sculpture depicted the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture. Mary and Jesus are shown in both of these two artworks but in a different period of their life. Christ is shown sliding off his mother’s knee and…

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    Most of you probably know the name Leonardo da Vinci, but you probably don’t know exactly who he was. Well, that is why I am here. Hello everyone! My name is Rebecca and I am here today to hopefully inform you about Leonardo da Vinci. Today, I’m going to inform you on Leonardo da Vinci’s personal life, his most famous paintings, and just who is the mysterious Mona Lisa. Leonardo da Vinci Who is Leonardo da Vinci? You’re probably thinking, “He was a painter who painted the Mona Lisa.” You are…

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