Milan

“The Robotic Knight consisted of a knight suit filled with gears and wheels that were connected to an elaborate pulley and cable system.”(Robotic Inventions) The robotic knight was created for a pageant that was Leonard was overseeing for the Duke of Milan. The revolving bridge was designed to be able to pass over a body of water quickly mostly for armies in time of war. In Leonardo’s design of the bridge it had wheels and pulley system that could be used for quick transport. He created this…

INTRODUCTION – Gucci Gucci is an Italian brand acquired by French company Kering in 1999. It was founded by Guccio Gucci in 1921 in the beautiful city Florence. Guccio Gucci drew inspiration from horse saddle straps and opened his first store dedicated to luxury leather goods for horseback riding. He matched contrasting colours in his collections, giving rise to the iconic green-red-green stripe. In the 1970s, the fashion house entered into the Far East market, opening boutiques in Tokyo and…

become an independent research study. Da Vinci was very curious by the “man’s instrumental figure” (figura istrumentale dell’ omo) and wanted to understand the physical workings. To do so Da Vinci worked for two decades dissecting human corpses in Milan, Florence, Rome, and Pavia. It is unknown as to when Da Vinci preformed his first dissection, but he had dissected thirty corpses throughout his life.…

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…

In 1482, he began work for the Duke of Milan. During this time, one of his most famous works of art, Last Supper, was painted on the wall of a convent. Another impact he had during this period includes a system of hydraulic irrigation of the plains of Lombardy, which shows that he not only worked as an artist, but also worked in many other fields. After the fall of the current Duke of Milan in 1500, Leonardo moved to Florence to work as an architect and chief military…

Legendary Beard Fact: Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the few artists never to leave behind a self portrait, but in every image executed by other, his magnificent flowing beard takes center stage. Leonardo Da Vinci was the bastard son of wealthy and well-respected lawyer Messer Piero Fruosinio de Antonio da Vinci and a peasant woman named Caterina. The birth took place on April 14, 1542 inn the hill town of Vinci in the Republic of Florence. He received virtually no formal education, until he was…

the beginning of my essay, he was not only a painter but also an architect and a sculptor. Most of this architectural work focused on general principals of design, although he did consult on a number of practical projects including cathedrals in Milan and Pravia, and the French king's chateau at Blois. He is believed to have contributed a number of sculptors including: The Saint John, the Baptist Preaching and The Levite. Leonardo the inventor made plans for a flying machine, a helicopter, a…

to May 2nd 1519. He was the first known person to create plans for machine guns, tanks and a helicopter. He was considered the first Renaissance man (basically good at all skills). He lived in Vinci and later in his life he moved from Florence and Milan (back and forth). At the age of 14 he began apprenticeship and learned skills like metal work, leather art, carpentry, painting and sculpting. At 20 he qualified for membership for a master artist in Florence’s Guild of Saint Luke and created his…

Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 in Anchiano, Italy and he died May 2, 1519 in Clos Luce, Amboise, France. He was 67 when he passed away. Leonardo was buried at Chapel of Saint-Huburt, in Amboise, France. Leonardo da Vinci name translates into Leonard from the town of Vinci. Leonardo was raised by his parents Caterina da Vinci & Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci he was born to unmarried parents. His dad was a prominent notary, he was a public official that certified legal documents of…

Leonardo da Vinci Da Vinci was born April 15, 1452, in the hills of Tuscany outside the village of Anchiano. Da Vinci received a small amount of formal education beyond basic reading, writhing. and mathematics instructions when he was young. He learned metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting outside his school or even from himself! Parents: Mom; Caterina (Da Vinchi I assume) Dad; Ser Piero Da Vinchi Step Mom; ????????…