Leonardo da Vinci, famous for his Mona Lisa (1503-1506) and The Last Supper (1495), was one of the most well-knowned artists and scientists of the Renaissance period.As a painter, sculptor, architect, scientist and engineer, Leonardo da Vinci was classed as the Man Of Renaissance.
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in the small town of Vinci, in Tuscany, on the 15th of April, 1452. During the 1460s, Da Vinci's family moved to Florence. Leonardo was given the best education that Florence could offer him. He quickly excelled in all areas of education. He became socially and intellectually advanced. In 1466 Leonardo was apprenticed as a studio boy for Andrea del Verrocchio ( the leading Florentine painter and sculptor of his day).
Paintings Most famous for:
- The Last Supper
- The Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
- stylistic innovations portrayed more clearly
- represents a traditional theme
- groups the 12 apostles instead of displaying them as individual
- frames the figure of Christ (isolated in the centre of the painting)
- Christ represents “a calm nucleus”
- Apostles respond to Christ with “animated gestures”
- Re-introduced a style established by Masaccio (Father of Florentine)
The Mona Lisa
- Most Famous Work
- Known for its mastery of technical innovations and the mysteriousness of the “legendary smiling subject”
- two techniques: sfumato and chiaroscuro
- Chiaroscuro: modeling and defining forms through contrasts of light and shadow
- Sfumato: subtle, extremely small transitions between color areas, creating a delicately atmospheric haze or smoky effect
“As a scientist Leonardo towered above all his contemporaries. His scientific theories, like his artistic innovations, were based on careful observation and precise documentation. He understood, better than anyone of his century or the next, the importance of precise scientific observation. Unfortunately, just as he frequently failed to bring to conclusion artistic projects, he never completed his planned treatises on a variety of scientific subjects. His theories are contained in numerous notebooks, most of which were written in mirror script.” - Microsoft Student 2006
Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo da Vinci, famous for his Mona Lisa (1503-1506) and The Last Supper (1495), was one of the most well-knowned artists and scientists of the Renaissance period.As a painter, sculptor, architect, scientist and engineer, Leonardo da Vinci was classed as the Man Of Renaissance.
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in the small town of Vinci, in Tuscany, on the 15th of April, 1452. During the 1460s, Da Vinci's family moved to Florence. Leonardo was given the best education that Florence could offer him. He quickly excelled in all areas of education. He became socially and intellectually advanced. In 1466 Leonardo was apprenticed as a studio boy for Andrea del Verrocchio ( the leading Florentine painter and sculptor of his day).
Paintings
Most famous for:
- The Last Supper
- The Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
- stylistic innovations portrayed more clearly
- represents a traditional theme
- groups the 12 apostles instead of displaying them as individual
- frames the figure of Christ (isolated in the centre of the painting)
- Christ represents “a calm nucleus”
- Apostles respond to Christ with “animated gestures”
- Re-introduced a style established by Masaccio (Father of Florentine)
The Mona Lisa
- Most Famous Work
- Known for its mastery of technical innovations and the mysteriousness of the “legendary smiling subject”
- two techniques: sfumato and chiaroscuro
- Chiaroscuro: modeling and defining forms through contrasts of light and shadow
- Sfumato: subtle, extremely small transitions between color areas, creating a delicately atmospheric haze or smoky effect
“As a scientist Leonardo towered above all his contemporaries. His scientific theories, like his artistic innovations, were based on careful observation and precise documentation. He understood, better than anyone of his century or the next, the importance of precise scientific observation. Unfortunately, just as he frequently failed to bring to conclusion artistic projects, he never completed his planned treatises on a variety of scientific subjects. His theories are contained in numerous notebooks, most of which were written in mirror script.” - Microsoft Student 2006
- by Caitlin Carlow, 8CG