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    Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest and most ingenious men that history has produced. His contributions in the areas of art‚ science‚ and humanity are still among the most important that a single man has put forth‚ definitely making his a life worth knowing. Da Vinci‚ born on April 15‚ 1452‚ is credited with being a master painter‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ musician‚ engineer‚ and scientist. He was born an illegitimate child to Catherina‚ a peasant girl. His father was Ser Piero da Vinci‚ a public

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    Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) was one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance‚ and the greatest experiment scientist of his age. Leonardo Da Vinci was a painter‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ musician‚ and critic. He is a leading light of the Italian Renaissance. Leonardo Da Vinci affected society in a wonderful way. Leonardo Da Vinci made advancements in technology and medical. He also changed the way people looked at the body. Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15‚ 1452

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    101 | Leonardo Da Vinci | Renaissance Pioneer | | Luis Quelhas | 11/13/2012 | | Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15‚ 1452. His father was a wealthy notary‚ named Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci. His mother Caterina was a sixteen year old peasant girl. Leonardo had no surname when born and took the name Da Vinci meaning from Vinci‚ the small town in Florence where he was born. Throughout his life Leonardo faced many hardships. From 1457 he lived in the household of his father

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    scope and depth of his interests were without precedent and "his mind and personality seem to us superhuman‚ the man himself mysterious and remote".[1] Marco Rosci states that while there is much speculation about Leonardohis vision of the world is essentially logical rather than mysterious‚ and that the empirical methods he employed were unusual for his time Born out of wedlock to a notary‚ Piero da Vinci‚ and a peasant woman‚ Caterina‚ at Vinci in the region of Florence‚ Leonardo was educated in

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    Information ■ Birth name: Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ■ Born: April 15‚ 1452 (Vinci‚ Republic of Florence present-day Italy) ■ Died May 2‚ 1519 (Age 67 Amboise‚ Kingdom of France) ■ Nationality: Italian ■ Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ musician‚ scientist‚ mathematician‚ engineer‚ inventor‚ anatomist‚ geologist‚ cartographer‚ botanist‚ and writer. ■ Leonardo da Vinci was the love child of a landowner

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    Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa Mona Lisa or La Giaconda it is probably one of the most well known works of art in the world. It is one of the most copied‚ photographed‚ and reprinted works of art. I myself have her as a screensaver in my laptop. Throughout the years‚ there have been all types of theories about her in the Mona Lisa painting. It seems that most of these theorizers not only have a hypothesis about her smile or name‚ but believe that no one else’s hypothesis is right except for theirs

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    Leonardo da Vinci Early life: Leonardo was born on April 15‚ 1452‚ in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci‚ in the lower valley of the Arno River in the territory of Florence. Messer Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci‚ a Florentine notary was his father‚ and Catherina‚ a peasant who may have been a slave from the Middle East was his mother. Leonardo had no surname in the modern sense‚ "da Vinci" simply meaning "of Vinci": his full birth name was "Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci"‚ meaning "Leonardo‚ son

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    22 January 2013 Be Like da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci brought forth information that has helped shape the way that we think today. Art‚ science‚ and philosophy have been ever influenced by the “genius.” The contributions from him are endless. Leonardo was the first that looked into and documented neurophysiology. He gave us reasons backed up by evidence as to how the brain processes many of its sensory information. Leonardo started looking at anatomy as early as 1487. His drawings were very detailed

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    Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ musician‚ mathematician‚ engineer‚ inventor‚ anatomist‚ geologist‚ cartographer‚ botanist‚ and writer. His genius‚ perhaps more than that of any other figure‚ epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man‚ a man of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination". He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters

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    Leonardo da Vinci “The life of an artist” By: Tiffany Meade Union City high school World History January 2010 Leonardo was a really creative man. Leonardo did lots of things during his lifetime. He painted things appealing to him. He also sketched inventions that weren’t made until later times. Leonardo wasn’t really known in the beginning of his life‚ but he was really known for his artwork after he died. Leonardo was inspired by many things. He also liked working with lots of things. Leonardo

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