Lisa del Giocondo

body positions was new and gained popularity during the Renaissance. While The Last Supper is one of Leonardo da Vinci’s well known works, his most famous painting is the Mona Lisa, which is now kept in the Louvre in Paris, France. Leonardo started working on the Mona Lisa in Florence in 1503. The history of the Mona Lisa is unknown. Included in the mystery of the portrait is who commissioned the painting, how long…

over 18 foot marble statue of the Bible’s David from David and the Goliath this by far is one of Michelangelo’s best works. Da Vinci is known all around the world for being the man who created the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa supposedly the portrait was for Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco Giocondo but other suspicions believe it is Da Vinci’s beloveded mother. The artist’s work is admired from all around the world for being some of the best artwork in the Renaissance time period, but also some of…

Analysis of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages Stefan Rayburn Western Governor’s University Analysis of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages The humanities have shaped the culture of the world to what it is today. Cave paintings would tell a story of a conquest or an adventure otherwise untold. World wonders would be marveled and envied over for countless years to come. However, without the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the humanities would not be as robust and advanced as…

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…