Leonardo da Vinci by Grace Saxton https://padlet.com/gsaxton26/7khe4vdsvw0mgwfh en-us 2022-10-14 17:35:21 UTC 2022-10-18 13:25:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Date of Birth and Death gsaxton26 https://padlet.com/gsaxton26/7khe4vdsvw0mgwfh/wish/2340801402 Born- April 15, 1452 in Anchiano, near Vinci, Republic of Florence Italy

Died- May 2, 1519 in Cloux, France.

(Leonardo da Vinci)

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  • His parents were unmarried when he was born
  • His father was named Ser Piero and was a Florentine notary and landlord. His mother was named Caterina. She was a peasant woman who shortly after his birth, married an artisan
  • Leonardo was raised by his father and was treated as a real son-considering the fact that he was born to an unmarried couple
  • He received elementary education like reading, writing and mathematics
  • Leonardo did not start studying advanced math like geometry until he was 30
  • When he did pick these mathematics up he did it with great diligence
    • (Leonardo da Vinci)

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  • From a young age, Leonardo was gifted in arts
  • At 15, his father set him up to be an apprentice for an artist named Andrea del Verrocchio
  • While working for him, Leonardo learned many techniques like painting, sculpting, and technical- mechanical arts. He also would work in the workshop next door for Antonio Pollaiuolo, another artist
  • These workshops helped him to become a very talented artist
  • 1472- Leonardo was accepted into the painters guild of Florence, but he decided to stay in his teacher's workshop for five more years
  • After that, he worked independently in Florence until 1481
    • (Leonardo da Vinci)

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  • When da Vinci was in Milan in 1495 he was specifically ordered by the Duke of Milan to paint one of his most famous paintings, The Last Supper, for the convent Santa Maria delle Grazie
  • Da Vinci did not paint in fresco, which was a common way for painting on walls. Instead, he painted with oil-based paint
  • The painting represents the very dramatic moment when Jesus says one of the apostles will betray him and Da Vinci portrays the emotion of each person
    • (Gould)

    ]]>     2022-10-14 17:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gsaxton26/7khe4vdsvw0mgwfh/wish/2340814625     Accomplishments gsaxton26 https://padlet.com/gsaxton26/7khe4vdsvw0mgwfh/wish/2340815150 2022-10-14 17:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/gsaxton26/7khe4vdsvw0mgwfh/wish/2340815150 The Mona Lisa gsaxton26 https://padlet.com/gsaxton26/7khe4vdsvw0mgwfh/wish/2343697276
  • Da Vinci returned to Florence in 1499 because of the invasion of the French in Milan. His patron was overthrown
  • While da Vinci was there, he completed more projects than he had made in any other period-these paintings consisted of the Mona Lisa
  • The portrait displays a young wife of a Florentine citizen. She has a mysterious smile that makes people very perplexed and fascinated
    • (Gould)

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  • In 1506, da Vinci went to Milan after being called back by the French governor
  • For those 6 years he worked on scientific observation
  • He did more than 30 dissections and made detailed drawings of the human anatomy
  • His notebooks consisted of observed sketches and drawings of natural phenomenons, firearms, birds in flight, unimagined flying machines, growth of plants, notes and plans for a helicopter, submarine and an armored tank
    • (Gould)

    ]]>     2022-10-17 17:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gsaxton26/7khe4vdsvw0mgwfh/wish/2343700270     Importance to the Renaissance gsaxton26 https://padlet.com/gsaxton26/7khe4vdsvw0mgwfh/wish/2343706822 Influenced Art-
    • He insisted that paintings should show the principles of light, space, anatomy, psychology, geology and other sciences. He believed that the painting should be filled with nature as a living force
    • Created some of the most famous paintings that are still observed and recognized today 
    (Gowing)
    Influenced Science and Engineering-
    • Created one of the first sketches of the human anatomy and discovered the body functions
    • Used engineering, mathematics skills and knowledge to design machines and create ideas which would eventually lead to inventions that we see today
    (Gould)
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