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Humanities – Art Research Paper Leonardo Da Vinci, writer, mathematician, inventor, and artist during the time of the Italian Renaissance. Born April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy, Da Vinci became interested with art at a young age. As a child he was sent by his father to become an apprentice to his good friend the painter and sculptor Andrea Del Verrocchio. By the time he was only 20 years old he was considered a master artist. Da Vinci’s first painting took him 3 years to complete, it is…

Leonardo Da Vinci was an original artist who chose to walk the unbeaten path. In this paper I will talk about Da Vinci's early life, milan and his personal studio, and finally, his death. Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452. Da vinci’s father, ser Pierro da vinci, influenced him in his early life. He sent him to be an apprentice to verrocchio, a talented sculptor, painter, goldsmith, and craftsman. Once he finished his apprenticeship with verrocchio Da Vinci stayed to work at his shop with the…

influence in Raphael’s work during that period in Florentine, was Leonardo da Vinci, who returned to the city from 1500 to 1506. Learning from da Vinci, his figures soon began to look more dynamic and complex, yet still making them look mostly tranquil. He studied how to draw fighting nude men, as that was the obsession in that time period in Florence. However, nothing really came out of that. Another great technique he learned from Leonardo da Vinci was the pyramidal composition from the Mona…

Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo was born in Italy near the city of Florence, outside the city of Vinci. In the book “The life of Da Vinci,” the author states that, “His last name da Vinci means he’s from Vinci. Leonardo became the apprentice of a Andrea del Verrocchio, a leading painter in Florence”(smith 6). Leonardo da Vinci was many things. In “The complete works” it states that “He was a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, painter, sculptor, architect, musician and writer.” (paragraph…

Art Appreciation Project Leonardo Da Vinci is arguably one of the most famous artists in the world. He is known largely for a few of his paintings, one of them being the “Mona Lisa.” Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. He was the illegitimate child of a Florentine notary and was raised by his father until he was fifteen, when he had his first apprenticeship working Andrea del Verrocchio. Leonardo grew up in a village near Florence, Italy. Most of his life was spent in a small town,…

Daedalus Daedalus, known for his inventions and sculptures. One of his famous inventions where the wings. He got this idea from his nephew Talos, he was also an inventor. Daedalus was jealous of his nephew because before the wings, Talos invented a saw he got the idea from a fishes jaw bone. Daedalus was so jealous that he even wanted to kill his nephew Talos. Days went by and one day he was successful, Daedalus was playing around with Talos on top of the roof and he “accidently” dropped Talos…

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was born in 1527 Milan, Italy. He was the son of Biagio, whom was also a painter from Milan. Arcimboldo’s first job was making stained glass windows in 1549 and worked with Giuseppe Meda to make frescoes for the Cathedral of Monza. In 1562 he had become the the court artist for Ferdinand I then Maximilian II and Rudolf II, who was his inspiration for the painting Vertumnus. Some of Arcimboldo’s most famous paintings include The Librarian, Vertumnus, The Jurist, and Water.…

closely studying the details of their work, Raphael managed to develop an even more intricate and expressive personal style than was evident in his earlier paintings. From 1504-1507, Raphael produced a series of "Madonnas," which extrapolated on Leonardo da Vinci's works. Raphael's experimentation with this theme culminated in 1507 with his painting, La Belle jardine. That same year, Raphael created his most ambitious work in Florence, the Entombment, which was evocative of the ideas that…

first topic that was discussed this week that I enjoyed was the in depth work of Leonardo Di Vinci. Di Vinci is one of the world’s most popular and renounced artists. His work was revolutionary and he excelled not only in art, but science as well. One of his pieces that stuck out to me was his Vitruvian Man: The Study of the Human Body. I have seen this work countless times, but I did not realize it’s significance. Leonardo was able to capture the male body in the center of both a square and…

Cultural Frame Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci well known as Leonardo da Vinci has painted some of the most expensive and most know artworks in the world. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15 1452, during the Italian renaissance in Vinci in Italy to parents Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci (dad), Caterina da Vinci (mum) who was once a peasant and slave for the middle east. Leonardo grew up in a large family with two sister and 10 brothers. He spent the first five years of his childhood in…