Lisa Lopes

After reviewing Pablo Picasso’s Bull’s Head sculpture, his ability to assemble the bike seat and handlebars and maintain it’s simplicity yet resemble the image of a Bull’s head is astonishing. I believe that if a much more modern seat and handlebar’s were used, then the apparent perspective of the Bull’s head wouldn’t have been as discernible. “The marvelous thing about bronze is that it can give the most heterogeneous objects such unity that it’s sometimes difficult to identify the elements…

Leonardo da Vinci created masterpieces of art and sculpture. Equally remarkable, his aggregate achievements in engineering, mathematics, anatomy, geology, physics, music, military technology, aeronautics, and a wide range of other fields, not only stood without peer in his own time, but were strikingly prescient for the distant future. He recorded his forward-looking ideas in thousands of notebook pages, known as codices. He produced one codex entirely on flight in 1505-1506, the Codex on the…

What drives every single person in some way shape or form to be the very best they can be? The answer is determination. Determination is not something we are born with; it is something harnessed deep down inside. I am not talking about determination as the resolving of a question by argument or reasoning. Determination is a will strong enough to drive us to accomplish our goals. Will power is very important in utilizing determination; it is what drives us to achieve greatness. Determination has…

Question : Is there a significant relationship between the hight of a person and the wingspan of the person. Background study : Leonardo da Vinci, a famous Italian renaissance inventor and painter, was greatly influenced by a man named Vitruvius. The drawing shows a man standing in a square, which is inside a circle. The man has two pair of outstretched arms and two pair of outstretched legs. These are some of the proportions given for the Vitruvian Man: The span of the man’s arms is equal to his…

With around 2.18 billion followers in over 200 countries (Dimock), Christianity is one of the world’s top religions, and Leonardo da Vinci’s piece The Last Supper perfectly captures the essence of it. The story of the last supper is well known by more than just Christians, which is perhaps why the piece has become so beloved. This piece has impacted the world in nearly every area, and with incredible techniques, da Vinci literally creates a story within a picture. There is something beautiful…

Da Vinci was a very complex man. Many know him for his art; such as the “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper”, but a handful of people cant identify him for his other accomplishments. In the next few pages, we will learn how and why da Vinci became an expert in art, architecture, engineering, science, and much more. Da Vinci’s interest in art became noticeable at a youthful age of 15. His father, Ser Piero, first introduced him to the most respected and flourishing artists in Florence by the name of…

Hans Holbein the Younger was a German artist during the 16th century and is remembered as one of the best portrait artists during his time. He was born in 1497 in Augsburg into a family of famous artists, including his father, uncle, and older brother. Hans Holbein the Younger learned to paint from his famous artistic father, Hans Holbein the Elder. Hans Holbein the Younger painted over 150 portraits, as well as created woodcuts and designed clothing for royalty during his lifetime. In 1515,…

Paris, France, The City of Lights, a hotspot for life, culture, and history. Paris is a destination that is no stranger to tourism. Even with the high density of its inhabitant, Paris still has room to accommodate and entertain its tourists. The history of Paris is one of its major selling points to many tourists and visitors. The surrounding area with both its monuments and architecture is able to tell a story. One major historical site is the area where the Bastille formerly stood. The…

Leonardo Da Vinci is, was, and always will be an innovator and renowned artist in all forms of the word. His works of art and masterfully created inventions helped develop a platform for machines, architecture, and painting styles we use today. Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Vinci Italy near Florence in 1452 to a wealthy father and peasant mother, he died in 1519. As a child, Da Vinci loved to be out in nature which sparked his curiosity and inspiration for his innovative creations and paintings…

New Yorker.com). It is said that both artist used some of their mother’s features in one of their greatest works. Michelangelo used his mother’s face on the Virgin Mary and Leonardo used his mother’s smile on his Mona Lisa painting. Both artist created religious artwork. Michelangelo’s religious artwork was the last judgement for the church and for David and the government. Leonardo’s religious artwork was the last supper for the church. They are also both…