The Da Vinci Code

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…

“Galatea vs. Birth of Venus” From the detailed hands of antiquity, both the work of Botticelli and Raphael speak to the ages through near perfection. So often the work of the Renaissance brought new life to the classics, reminding us of the footprints of humanity. Seen in both “Birth of Venus” (ca. 1482) and “Galatea” (ca. 1513), the theme of divine love is portrayed through the mythical ideals of the feminine form. An ode to nature through the sexual sense of the female nude, both works…

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 about a painting that…

Michelangelo painted the Sistine chapel between 1508 and 1512. To any visitor of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, two features become immediately and undeniably apparent: 1) the ceiling is really high up, and 2) there are a lot of paintings up there. Because of this, the centuries have handed down to us an image of Michelangelo lying on his back, wiping sweat and plaster from his eyes as he toiled away year after year, suspended hundreds of feet in the air, begrudgingly completing a commission…

Diego Velazquez was born in the 1600’s, and was a renowned painter of the Baroque period. Known most famously for his painting, Las Meninas, Velazquez inspired and was emulated by numerous artists. Beginning in 1611, for six years he apprenticed at the hand of Francisco Pacheco, acquiring skills on how to paint with an idealized style. However, after his apprenticeship, Velazquez shifted techniques to paint with a more realistic manner. Following his first commission by the royal family of…

The greatest architects of the renaissance include Filippo Brunelleschi, Leon Battista Alberti, Giuliano da Sangallo, Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Palladio. The renaissance was a the time of religious art this means that there were lots of cathedrals and churches being built. The renaissance movement started in Florence, Italy, with Filippo Brunelleschi. He was the first architect to design a dome and come up with a way to build said dome that would go on the Florence Cathedral.…

ages F. Freedom and Joy---The Buddha and Maude My ambition is to say in ten sentences what everyone else says in a book - what everyone else does not say in a book. Friedrich Nietzsche Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci Science is the most valid source of information about humans and planet earth. It has also provided wonderful gifts such as longer, healthier lives, and machines that keep us creative and amused. But best be aware of the influences…

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…