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    Leonardo da Vinci’s studies in art were vastly connected to mathematics and science. Leonardo himself said‚ "Let no man who is not a Mathematician read the elements of my work (Da Vinci‚ L).” In his eyes‚ mathematics‚ science‚ and art were all one and the same fields‚ each equally dependent on the others for the most successful results. It is no surprise‚ then‚ that Leonardo’s approach to color theory‚ light‚ shadows‚ and perspective‚ was a scientific and mathematical one. His early

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    Leonardo da Vinci was one of the leading artists in the 16th century. One of his most famous works known as the Mona Lisa‚ was created in a time referred to as the High Renaissance. At this time education was valued‚ and art was advancing with mathematical‚ and liberal techniques that incorporated reality with the complementary‚ or "ideal"(pg.633). Another leading artist of Florence was Raphael‚ who found himself doing newlywed portraits of Agnolo Doni and Maddalena Strozzi. Divinci‚ the first

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    The Drawings Of Leonardo da Vinci And Michelangelo Lillian M. Floyd ART/101 Shelly Scott-Harmon February 22‚ 2013 Leonard da Vinci and Michelangelo looked at drawing as a part of a creative process due to the fact that this medium needs a more in- depth process that forces the artists to look

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    Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci April 15‚ 1452 – May 2‚ 1519 Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci (Leonardo Son of Piero of Vinci) by some people the creator of the Renaissance era was born on Vinci‚ twenty miles west of Florence in a farmhouse three kilometers from the center of the city‚ between the town of Anchiano and Faltognano. Leonardo was the illegitimate son of notary Ser Piero Da Vinci and a peasant woman by the name of Caterina. Leonardo was a man of many different talents; among those talents

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    Quiz 4 -Designed the dome of Florence Cathedral-Brunelleschi -Early Christian pierced with arrows-montagona st sebasstian -False- in Lamentation the angles exhibit cool dignity -False- Michalegelo was a brilliant painter but saw his self as a painter -False- Renaissance was a period of denying the idea. -False- The baptistery doors by Andra show scenes from life of Christ( john the Baptist) -Michelangelo-sculptor not painter -Not high renaissance- el Greco -Sfumato- haze on Mona Lisa -The

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    Leda and the Swan notes Origins Leda and the Swan was a Greek myth in which the God Zeus transformed into a swan and raped the girl Leda. Different versions of the myth disagree on whether Leda was actually raped or seduced by Zeus. In the myth‚ Leda gave birth to four children‚ who hatched from eggs. One of the children was Helen of Troy‚ the woman the Trojan War was fought over. Analysis on form The poem is a sonnet-it has 14 lines. Each of the lines has 10 beats to it. Yeats plays with

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    In William Butler Yeats poem "Leda and the Swan"‚ he uses the fourteen lines of the traditional sonnet form in a radical‚ modernist style. He calls up a series of unforgettable‚ bizarre images of an immediate physical event using abstract descriptions in brief language. Through structure and language Yeats is able to paint a powerful sexual image to his readers without directly giving the meaning of the poem. "Leda and the Swan" is a violent‚ sexually explicit poem with its plain diction‚ rhythmic

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    This poem is based on the Greek Myth of Leda and Zeus. Zeus took the form of a swan and raped Leda; who bore four children afterwards. Two of these were human; and allegedly her husband’s‚ and two of them demi-gods; among them was Helen of Troy. Helen of Troy caused the end of Greek mythology; the great battle to try and win her. In this poem‚ Yeats explores the motivations behind Leda and Zeus‚ and the results of what happened. This poem is in a sonnet form; usually a love poem. It is interesting

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    ANALISYS: THE LAST SUPPER BY LEONARDO DA VINCI As we all know the Last Supper is the last dinner that Jesus shared with his Apostles before he was betrayed and crucified. Although this theme occurs in many works‚ The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is the most famous and has been a subject of many discussions. Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most remarkable painters‚ sculptors‚ architects and brilliant philosophers of all time. He was born on April 15‚ 1452 near Vinci but the biggest part of his

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    History Period: E Interpretive Biography Leonardo Da Vinci is considered one of the greatest geniuses of all time. He was the epitome of the term "Renaissance Man"‚ which means a person with many talents. During the Italian Renaissance Da Vinci’s accomplishments ranged from many fields such as anatomy‚ engineering‚ mathematics‚ nature ‚philosophy‚ painting‚ sculpting and architecture. His achievements in these fields stem from an early age‚ Da Vinci was an illegitimate child born of "Ser Piero

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