Leonardo da Vinci: The Renaissance Man Leonardo da Vinci was a true epitome of the Renaissance man. He was a philosopher‚ musician‚ geologist‚ anatomist‚ inventor‚ scientist‚ architect‚ engineer‚ mathematician‚ botanist‚ writer‚ cartographer‚ sculptor and painter. He was born into the Renaissance age and was a genius of a man. Leonardo was a man whose unquenchable curiosity was equaled only by his powers of invention. He seemed to be interested in everything and was very detail oriented
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Leonardo da Pisa Leonardo da Pisa‚ whose original name was Leonardo Fibonacci‚ was an Italian mathematician during the medieval era. He was born in 1170 and died around 1240‚ Leonardo da Pisa also wrote Liber abaci in 1202 (also known as the “Book of Abacus”) which was the first Indian and Arabian mathematics book in Europe ("Leonardo Pisano‚" par. 1-2). There is not much that is known about Leonardo da Pisa’s life except that he was the son of a merchant. Leonardo traveled to several countries
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Leonardo da Vinci was Famous for many things In his lifetime from painting the Mona Lisa to making the first tank‚ but probably the most interesting and fascinating thing about him was his view on aviation. 3 details: he did many things to improve his knowledge of flight. he invented many things such as the ornithopter and helicopter (leonardo da vinci inventions‚ 2015) But his version of these things are far different than what you would expect. His ornithopter is similar to the glider we would
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Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Man During the Renaissance‚ the ultimate goal of a person was to excel in all aspects of life. Leonardo da Vinci is dubbed "the Renaissance Man" because he dabbled and succeeded in many different areas. Leonardo is most famous for his paintings‚ which captured shadow and depth unlike any other artist of his time. He also made remarkable discoveries in Science and anatomy‚ two subjects that had advanced very little during the Middle Ages. Evidence of Leonardo’s innovative
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The Famous Artwork of Leonardo Da Vinci Lady with an Ermine (1489–1490) The subject of the portrait is identified as Cecilia Gallerani‚ and was probably painted at a time when she was the mistress of Lodovico Sforza‚ Duke of Milan and Leonardo was in the service of the Duke. Leonardo’s Lady with an Ermine is one of the most important woks in all of Western art. St. John the Baptist (1513-16) The pointing gesture of St. John toward the heavens suggests the importance of salvation through
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technology that still characterizes that age of discovery. When people think of Leonardo da Vinci‚ usually the first thing that comes to mind is The Da Vinci Code with Tom Hanks. But in reality people would say he was one of the finest artistic and scientific men of the Italian Renaissance Age. “The Last Supper" and the "Mona Lisa" are among one of his finest works of art. These art pieces were way ahead of Da Vinci’s time. Leonardo was not just a painter or artist but he was an inventor responsible
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Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti were‚ and still are considered to be two of the greatest minds‚ even geniuses of the Renaissance. But which one is more of a genius than the other? Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15th‚ 1452‚ son to a notary called Ser Piero. Ser Pier has sex with a woman called Catarina‚ which resulted in her pregnancy. For a believed reason that Catarina was the Daughter of a farmer‚ they never got married. Ser Pier later married another woman‚ when he was 25‚ which
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believe Sigmund Freud hit the proverbial nail on the head. Though Da Vinci doesn’t have any theories of his own‚ he is world renown for his ingenuity‚ eccentric interests‚ and keen observations. In the early 1490s‚ da Vinci began filling notebooks related to four broad theme; painting‚ architecture‚ mechanics and human anatomy. He created thousands of pages of neatly drawn illustrations and densely penned commentary‚ referred to as da Vinci’s manuscripts and codices. Since his death these manuscripts
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Vasco da Gama was born around 1460 in Sines‚ Portugal. Vasco’s father was a knight and an explorer. When he was old enough he decided to join the navy‚ where he was taught how to navigate. Vasco later followed in his father’s footsteps and began to command ships in the king’s name. Little is known about his early life but‚ in 1492‚ Vasco solidified his reputation as a sailor when King John II of Portugal sent him to Lisbon and the Algarve to seize French ships as a sign of vengeance against the French
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Nnette Gyorody Arts History & Theory – FA – ARTS – 1013 3rd October‚ 2013 The Life & Works of Leonardo da Vinci Biography: One of the most creative minds of Italian Renaissance not only as a great painter but also as a skilled sculptor‚ architect and a talented engineer‚ Leonardo da Vinci was born on 15th April 1452 near the Tuscan town of Vinci. He was an illegitimate child of Ser Pierro da Vinci – an influential local lawyer and a young peasant girl named Caterina‚ who were in wedlock. Leonardo
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