Leonardo DaVinci

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Leonardo DaVinci
By Joseph Ordillas
Born April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy
Died on May 5, 1519
The name, DaVinci, simply means
from Vinci
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Leonardo DaVinci was a famous Renaissance
man. He was a sculptor, architect, inventor,
engineer, town planner and mapmaker, as well
as an expert painter.
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He studied anatomy, astronomy,
botany, geology, geometry and
optics
The Duke and the Duchess
 In 1482, he became the court artist
for the duke of Milan, Ludovico
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 Later in 1499, when he visited
Mantua, a city in Italy. There, he
made a famous drawing for the
Duchess of Mantua, Isabella d’Este.
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The Last Supper
 During Leonardo’s years in Milan, he
created a famous wall painting called
The Last Supper.
 The Last Supper is the event in which
Jesus ate with his friends one last time
before being betrayed by one of his
own, Judas.
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Scientific Studies
 DaVinci used drawings for 2 things: a tool for
scientific investigation and an expression of
artistic imagination. He was interested in the
science of motion and force also known as
mechanics. He drew plans for aircraft like a
helicopter and a parachute. When studying
anatomy, Leonardo dissected human
corpses and the bodies of animals.
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Paintings
 In the early 1500’s, Leonardo made 2 paintings:
Mona Lisa and The Virgin and Child With Saint
Anne. Some of his paintings were religious, like
John the Baptist, Saint, The Last Supper, and Jesus
Christ.
 Some of Leonardo’s paintings are considered to be
the first accurate portrayals of the human anatomy.
 Leonardo was interested in optics, which is
considered with the properties of light. He carefully
analyzed such things as the pattern of light and
shadow on a sphere before a window.
John The Baptist
The Baptism of Christ
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Mona
Lisa
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The Virgin and Child
With Saint Anne
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Virgin of the Rocks
Leonardo’s Importance
 Leonardo had one of the greatest
scientific minds of the Italian
Renaissance. He wanted to know the
workings of what he saw in nature.
Many of his inventions and scientific
ideas were centuries ahead of his time.
Incomplete Project
 Although Leonardo was a great artist,
he didn’t have the time to complete one
of his projects. This certain project was
a church altarpiece also known as the
Adoration of the Kings.
The Adoration Of The Kings
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 Leonardo DaVinci was considered a
Renaissance man because he had
many interests such as art, science,
mathematics, life and humanism.