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Defying prejudices, Leonardo da Vinci became one of the most well-known Renaissance artists of his time. Social prejudice was a big factor in the life of Leonardo. He was born an illegitimate child, and was also deemed to be gay. At the time though, his society forbade such a sexuality, so he endured many hardships. Leonardo da Vinci was said to be one of the greatest medical artists in history. He conducted numerous amounts of human anatomy studies. In doing so, he confessed to dissecting over…

secret behind the Mona Lisa's smile. The proper understanding of the human visual system was still centuries away. Still, he knew that he pulled some kind of neat trick; the painting was one of his personal favorites and he gave it to the king of France as a gift the tricky concept here is that different parts of your eye are actually "tuned in" to different spatial frequencies. Anything you look at has both high and low spatial frequency patterns, layered on top of each other—and what you see…

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was a painter, architect, inventor, and student of all things scientific. He is known as the “Renaissance man.” Today he is best known for his art, including a couple of paintings that are still a few of the world’s most famous and admired, The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Art, da Vinci believed, was connected with science and nature. Self-educated, he filled dozens of secret notebooks with inventions, observations and theories. The concepts expressed in his…

I. Attention getter: Does anyone of you know Mona Lisa? Most of the people know it because it is the most recognizable and parodied painting of all time but have anyone of you ever wonder what the painting is all about? And the most important question is; do you know who created all these well-known painting and what other masterpiece he did? “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo da Vinci (BrainyQuote.com n.d) Leonardo da Vinci is a writer, mathematician, inventor and…

Engineering Drawings Throughout the history of civilization, there have always been a select few individuals whose unique gifts have allowed them to engineer and invent some of history 's most important machines. One of the most popular examples of these individuals, Leonardo Da Vinci, existed during the Italian Renaissance. He was a self-taught engineer, artist, and architect who was always fascinated by art and machinery, famous for being able to intertwine them into his inventions. His…

himself! Parents: Mom; Caterina (Da Vinchi I assume) Dad; Ser Piero Da Vinchi Step Mom; ???????? Step Dad; ???????? Half Brothers When Da Vinci was 20 he qualified for a membership as a ma- Antonio da Vinci star artist at Florence’s Guild of Saint Luke and created his…

The European Renaissance was a cultural movement that lasted from the 14th to the 16th centuries. It was a cultural and social change revolution, that was characterized as ingenuity, imagination and creativity. This time of the year is known for the contribution to today’s society where many new artists find inspiration from Donatello, Raffaello Sanzio, Sandro Botticelli among other great contributors. Also during that time Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni and Leonardo di ser Piero da…

When you hear the name Leonardo da Vinci, you immediately think of a fascinating Renaissance artist, but before he emerged as a successful artist, he was just a man looking for someone to pay him to paint. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 near Vinci, Italy. He was a much loved child and his father’s only son. Leonardo was a brilliant child, so brilliant that, “he used to baffle his master with the questions and problems he raised.” Pg.22. Since he had such an astute mind, he ended up being…

Yesterday when I was researching the major Renaissance artists da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael,and Brunelleschi I looked at their artwork and I was most impressed with leonardo’s. Leonardo da vinci was simply a genius in general and poetic sense . His painting, anatomy studying, and many sketches inventions. He lives up to his title of being the Renaissance man. By far in my opinion the coolest invention by da Vinci was his machine gun. The 33-barrelled organ was never built but it would have…

The supreme genius of the ages is also known as Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo is also known for his outstanding creations like The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and Vitruvian Men. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most successful man of his era. He could have been even more successful, but with the lack of Latin language a big barrier existed for him. Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in the republic of Florence, Italy and died on May 2, 1519. Leonardo da Vinci was,…