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Leonardo da Vinci By Emelly Maldonado Leonardo da Vinci birth Leo was born on April 15 1452 in Italy he was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and draftsmen (“Leonardo da Vinci”)... By the time Leo was born his parents got a divorced his mother was a peasant (Heydenreich). Leonardo’s Activities Leo had in amazing gift for painting and sculpturing he wrote a lot of quotes he hypothesis about mountains fossils and shells (“Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)..”).. Leaving Italy Leo left Italy he was…

Vasco da gama landed at Kappad Beach near Calicut, Kerala on 14th May,1498. It was an open harbor filled with vessels of different sizes and the beach was lined with shops and warehouses. Local families of curious sight seekers, along with their children, came out to see the ships that looked quite different from those plying the Indian Ocean. The local king Samudrin(Zamorin) of calicut lived in a palace. On his way to the palace, Vasco stopped to pray at a Hindu temple. He was under the…

Sigil: the City of Doors. Considered by some to be the jewel of the Outlands, the nexus of power of the multiverse, a place of great beauty or ugliness. Every day in Sigil, deals are made that seal the fate of hundreds and thousands, negotiators barter for peace in the Blood War, and factotums seek the truth to the meaning of everything. People die, ideals are born, and great power is wielded with the flick of a finger. Sigil is a place of contradictions. It’s the centre of an infinite…

Art in the renaissance was very beautiful. The artists used vibrant colors and very good details to express the way people looked and felt. This made their paintings very brilliant and beautiful. The two artists I chose were Raphael and Hubert Robert. Raphael was born and lived in Italy. He lived from 1483-1520. His work is admired for its clarity and easy composition, so he had a good reputation. Hubert is from France. He lived from 1733-1808 His entire career and to survey his achievements as…

Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, inventor, and scientist during the Italian Renaissance. He was born in the town of Vinci, Italy on april 15, 1452. When Leonardo was about the age of 14, he became an apprentice to a famous artist name Verrocchio. This is how he learned about art, drawing, painting, and more. Leonardo da Vinci’s full name is, Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci. He was the person who had created the renaissance man and the mona lisa. Leonardo da Vinci died on May 2, 1519 in Amboise,…

Northern painters, a practice that Durer uses here extensively. In contrast the focus of the piece, the nude figures of Adam and Eve, concretely displays Southern Renaissance influences. Southern Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci were extremely interested in depicting the “ideal” human body, an idea borrowed from classical Greece. In this piece, the musculature of the bodies and then realistic poses of the figures demonstrate Durer’s great understanding of human…

1. Why does the government target Langdon ? Answer : Because they want the information inside the titanium device. 2. What does Langdon find inside the tube ? Answer : Inside the tube, Langdon finds a cylinder seal from 3500 years B.C 3. What is written on the cylinder ? Answer : The word SALIGIA was written in a ornate calligraphy 4. What does the word SALIGIA mean ? Answer : It is a latin mnemonic invented by the Vatican in the Middle Ages to remind christians of the Seven…

“Girl with a Turban.” However, in the second part of the twentieth century, the name was changed. This painting has traveled all around the world because of its beauty and uniqueness. “Who is the model and why has she been painted?” This is the question people have been asking for years. One of the most loved paintings in the world is a mystery. So much about this painting is unknown, almost making it more attractive. The attentive look of the young girl in the painting makes the viewer feel as…

however there is one that I find particularly interesting, Leonardo Da Vinci. He was a great engineer and he is one of the leading causes we have several of the modern technologies that we have today. Da Vinci did not just learn these thing over night however he learned, like kids today he was taught. Da Vinci received no formal education beyond basic reading, writing and math, however he did what he could outside of school. Da Vinci began a lengthy apprenticeship with the noted artist Andrea…

In Vinci, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. Around the age of 13, da Vinci’s family moved to Florence.Young Leonardo received a poor formal education that did not exceed that of basic reading, writing and mathematics. While his formal education was lacking, Leonardo’s artistic abilities shown through very early in life. Around the age of 14, da Vinci began a long-lasting apprenticeship with Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. He learned an extensive span of technical skills…