Andrea del Verrocchio

renaissance was a time when many great artists thrived. One of those artists was Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. He became involved with art when his father apprenticed him to the artist, Andrea del Verrocchio. Leonardo quickly surpassed Andrea 's abilities and started creating his own artwork. In order to be considered the greatest artist, one must have developed and used techniques, and have had many pieces of art showcased for others to view. Leonardo…

apprentice inspired and instructed Botticelli (artble.com) By the time he was 15 years old, he owned his own workshop (turismo.intoscana.it). He also worked for Antonio del Pollaiuolo, from Pollaiuolo he gained his sense of line (mcs.csueastbay.edu). Along with Lippi and Pollaiuolo, he was also influenced by Andrea del Verrocchio…

Piero and a young peasant woman named Caterina. He died on May 5, 1519 and was honored after his death by being buried at the Chapel of Saint-Hubert. Around the age of 14, Leonardo worked as an apprentice for a famed and talented artist named Andrea del Verrocchio. This was the beginning of where Leonardo found his ingenious. Leonardo da Vinci was the epitome of a “Renaissance man” (Leonardo Da Vinci Biography). The great Leonardo da Vinci lead, influenced, and inspired others to follow his path…

The Renaissance, a period of time in which European history experienced many changes between the 14th and 16th century, was inspired by the classical art and intellect of Greece and Rome. ‘Renaissance,’ a term that originally derived from the word in French meaning ‘rebirth,’ is entirely suitable for this phase of change (Leonardo Da Vinci, Wikipedia). Most people who ponder the thought of The Renaissance era will come across a few very intellectual beings that caused a drastic impact on the…

While history considers da Vinci to be one of the greatest painters of all time, his feats in science and engineering can arguably rival the genius shown in his art. In his youth, da Vinci was apprenticed in the workshop of Andrea di Cione, better known as Verrocchio. While his training exposed the young artist to the artistic skills of drawing, painting, and sculpting, he was also introduced to technical and scientific skills such as chemistry and metallurgy among others. The Vitruvian Man…

Who was a better inventor LeoNardo DA Vinci or Thomas Edison? It has been long debated on who was a better inventor, Leonardo DA Vinci or Thomas Edison? Thomas Edison might have been a leading inventor in his time, because he created the light bulb but that was really his main achievement. Leonardo DA Vinci was better because he had more inventions, better known for his work, and he was specialized in many lines of inventing. Now you really need to think Thomas Edison was responsible for…

At the age of 14 through 15, his father sent him to a sculptor and painter named Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence to become an apprentice. In 5 short years, Da Vinci was qualified as a master artisan in Florence’s Guild of Saint Luke and opened his own workshop. In 1485, when he was in Milan, Italy, the Duke of Milan named Ludovico commissioned…

The Medici family ruled the Republic of Florence for a significant portion of the 15th and 16th centuries and they were the most respected of the merchant families of the time. The Medici family were patrons of many famous artists and scholars of Italy and as a result of their patronage the Medici family has become synonymous with the cultural phenomenon of the Italian Renaissance. The Renaissance, beginning in Florence and spreading throughout the rest of Europe, was the rebirth of classical…

There is only man of his time who was the most influential figure in Italian renaissance. Given the title “Renaissance man” he was the greatest 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…

Leonardo Da Vinci was a world-changing genius of the Renaissance period. This man changed art forever with his unique painting style and his relaxed portraits. Da Vinci was also a world renowned scientist, who studied anything and everything he could, inventing and sketching machines that we use today, and learning about human anatomy and nature. Leonardo was a one of kind man, who pioneered some machines we use today and some scientific ideas that we still study. The early life of…