Transcript Renaissance Man: Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci
Renaissance man ,genius
Could he really see into
the future?
RENAISSANCE
It was a cultural movement which started in
Italy and then spread to the rest of Europe (
14th-17th centuries)
WHY IS HE A GENIUS?
• A GENIUS IS A PERSON WITH GREAT
INTELLIGENCE ,WHO SHOWS AN
EXCEPTIONAL NATURAL CAPACITY
OF INTELLECT .
• THE FACT THAT HE IS SO GOOD AT
EVERYTHING HE DOES ,MAKES HIM
EXCEPTIONALLY INTELLIGENT. HIS
WORK IS NOT ONLY CREATIVE AND
ORIGINAL BUT ALSO
REVOLUTIONARY
RENAISSANCE MAN
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MATHEMATHICIAN
SCIENTIST
ENGINEER
.INVENTOR
ANATOMIST
PAINTER
ARCHITECT
WRITER
MUSICIAN
SCULPTOR
BOTANIST
Leonardo the Scientist
• He studied many topics
such as anatomy, zoology,
botany, geology, optics,
aerodynamics and
hydrodynamics among
others
• He was fascinated by the
study of physiognomy, the
“science” of evaluating a
person’s character by his
or her facial features
Leonardo the Scientist
• He studied many topics
such as anatomy, zoology,
botany, geology, optics,
aerodynamics and
hydrodynamics among
others
• He was fascinated by the
study of physiognomy, the
“science” of evaluating a
person’s character by his
or her facial features
Leonardo the Artist
The Last Supper
• Leonardo became the
standard for painters who
followed in the 16th
century
• He made a scientific
study of light and shadow
in nature
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The Virgin of the Rocks
Known as chiaroscuro,
this technique gave his
paintings the soft, lifelike
quality that made older
paintings look “cartoony”
and flat
Leonardo the Inventor
• Leonardo wanted to create
"new machines" for a "new
world“
He came up with different ideas,
including the bicycle, a
helicopter, an “auto-mobile”,
and many military weapons
Leonardo’s first idea for a catapult
Leonardo’s Helicopter
The First Tank
“Leo-chute”
Diving During the Renaissance?
Right to Left
• Leonardo wrote in Italian
using a special kind of
shorthand that he invented
himself
• He usually used “mirror
writing,” starting at the
right side of the page and
moving to the left
Leonardo’s Signature in a notebook
Mystery of the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the
Mona Lisa on a piece of pine
wood in the year 1506.
Never in the history of Art
has one painting been so
admired. This is due largely
to the enigmatic smile,
which has caused much
speculation. Some people
have even suggested that it
is a self-portrait.
BIOGRAPHY
• .He was born in Vinci,Italy, an illegitimate son
of a peasant and a notary.
• He grew up in nature and was a vegetarian.
• During his life he was accused og being
homosexual and was persecuted for being
lefthanded