Leonardo da Vinci

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Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man, a man whose unquenchable curiosity was equaled only by his powers of invention.[1] He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.[2] According to art historian Helen Gardner, the 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]

Born the illegitimate son of a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina, at Vinci in the region of Florence, Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter, Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He later worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice and spent his last years in France, at the home awarded him by Francis I.

Leonardo was and is renowned[2] primarily as a painter. Two of his works, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, are the most famous, most reproduced and most parodied portrait and religious painting of all time, respectively, their fame approached only by Michelangelo's Creation of Adam.[1] Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon,[3] being reproduced on everything from the Euro to text books to t-shirts. Perhaps fifteen of his paintings survive, the small number due to his constant, and frequently disastrous, experimentation with new techniques, and his chronic procrastination.[nb 2] Nevertheless, these few works, together with his notebooks, which contain drawings, scientific diagrams, and his thoughts on the nature of painting, comprise a contribution to later generations of artists only rivalled by that of his contemporary, Michelangelo.

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April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man, a man whose unquenchable curiosity was equaled only by his powers of invention.[1] He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.[2] According to art historian Helen Gardner, the 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]

Born the illegitimate son of a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina, at Vinci in the region of Florence, Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter, Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He later worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice and spent his last years in France, at the home awarded him by Francis I.

Leonardo was and is renowned[2] primarily as a painter. Two of his works, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, are the most famous, most reproduced and most parodied portrait and religious painting of all time, respectively, their fame approached only by Michelangelo's Creation of Adam.[1] Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon,[3] being reproduced on everything from the Euro to text books to t-shirts. Perhaps fifteen of his paintings survive, the small number due to his constant, and frequently disastrous, experimentation with new techniques, and his chronic procrastination.[nb 2] Nevertheless, these few works, together with his notebooks, which contain drawings, scientific diagrams, and his thoughts on the nature of painting, comprise a contribution to later generations of artists only rivalled by that of his contemporary, Michelangelo.

Leonardo is revered for his technological ingenuity.[2] He conceptualised a helicopter, a tank, concentrated solar power, a calculator, the double hull and outlined a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics.[4] Relatively few of his designs were constructed or were even feasible during his lifetime,[nb 3] but some of his smaller inventions, such as an automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire, entered the world of manufacturing unheralded.[nb 4] As a scientist, he greatly advanced the state of knowledge in the fields of anatomy, civil engineering, optics, and hydrodynamics.[5]


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Of all the men who contributed to the revival of artistic and intellectual achievement that was to be called the Renaissance, none were more remarkable than Leonardo da Vinci. Recognized now as the "father" of the High Renaissance, he was a master of any discipline in which he practiced. Others may have equaled him as an artist, but nobody else of his time possessed in such a high degree the curiosity about the physical world which is the foundation of modern science, combined with mastery in the arts of painting, drawing, sculpture, and even architecture (Keele and Blunt, 9). While it is the paintings of Leonardo that have brought him fame over the years, the full range of his talent can best be seen in his drawings. His many drawings and notes, at least the ones that have survived, have become the basis for the modern scientific illustration, especially important in the field of anatomy. Leonardo's anatomical studies, while great works of art in themselves, were used not only as tools to aid in his artistic understanding of the human form, but also as a means of scientific exploration of human functions.

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in the town of Vinci, Italy. He was the illegitimate son of Ser Piero da Vinci, a public notary, and a young peasant girl named Caterina, about whom little is known. From a very early age, Leonardo is said to have shown exceptional ability in geometry, music, and artistic expres​sion(Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomical Drawings, 10). Noticing this, Ser Piero took his son's drawings to Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. Verrocchio was so struck by Leonardo's brilliance that he immediately took him in as his apprentice, and by 1472, at the age of twenty, Leonardo had joined the painters' civic guild in Florence. However, little more is known about the education and training of Leonardo da Vinci, and it is assumed by many that much of his learning came not from traditional sources, but from his personal observations and the practical application of his ideas (Leonardo: Anatomical Drawings, 10). Giorgio Vasari, the artist who was also the first modern historian of art, described Leonardo da Vinci as a "unique genetic mutation", and believed that "his genius was a gift from God" (Keele and Blunt, 11). Furthermore, he believed that Leonardo's approach to the anatomy of the human body was significantly influenced by his own remarkable physical attributes.

During the time of the High Renaissance, the artist was primarily interested in the external details of the human form, while the anatomist was mainly concerned with the internal systems of the body. These two seemingly different areas of study were unified as one by Leonardo da Vinci. His anatomical drawings show a knowledge of the anatomy of human beings and animals, based on actual dissection, which exceeds that of his contemporaries in the medical profession (Keele and Blunt, 9). Because of Leonardo's gifted artistic ability, he was able to observe these dissections, and describe what he saw not only in words, but in accurate scientific drawings. In fact, a comment on one of his anatomical sketches states his belief that his drawings give "knowledge that is impossible for ancient or modern writers to convey without an infinitely tedious example and confused prolixity of writing and time" (Leonardo: Anatomical Drawings, 6).

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During the time of the High Renaissance, the artist was primarily interested in the external details of the human form, while the anatomist was mainly concerned with the internal systems of the body. These two seemingly different areas of study were unified as one by Leonardo da Vinci. His anatomical drawings show a knowledge of the anatomy of human beings and animals, based on actual dissection, which exceeds that of his contemporaries in the medical profession (Keele and Blunt, 9). Because of Leonardo's gifted artistic ability, he was able to observe these dissections, and describe what he saw not only in words, but in accurate scientific drawings. In fact, a comment on one of his anatomical sketches states his belief that his drawings give "knowledge that is impossible for ancient or modern writers to convey without an infinitely tedious example and confused prolixity of writing and time" (Leonardo: Anatomical Drawings, 6).


Of all the men who contributed to the revival of artistic and intellectual achievement that was to be called the Renaissance, none were more remarkable than Leonardo da Vinci. Recognized now as the "father" of the High Renaissance, he was a master of any discipline in which he practiced. Others may have equaled him as an artist, but nobody else of his time possessed in such a high degree the curiosity about the physical world which is the foundation of modern science, combined with mastery in the arts of painting, drawing, sculpture, and even architecture (Keele and Blunt, 9). While it is the paintings of Leonardo that have brought him fame over the years, the full range of his talent can best be seen in his drawings. His many drawings and notes, at least the ones that have survived, have become the basis for the modern scientific illustration, especially important in the field of anatomy. Leonardo's anatomical studies, while great works of art in themselves, were used not only as tools to aid in his artistic understanding of the human form, but also as a means of scientific exploration of human functions.

April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man, a man whose unquenchable curiosity was equaled only by his powers of invention. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. According to art historian Helen Gardner, the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent and "his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, the man himself mysterious and remote".
Born the illegitimate son of a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina, at Vinci in the region of Florence, Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter, Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He later worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice and spent his last years in France, at the home awarded him by Francis I.
Leonardo was and is renowned primarily as a painter. Two of his works, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, are the most famous, most reproduced and most parodied portrait and religious painting of all time, respectively, their fame approached only by Michelangelo's Creation of Adam. Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon, being reproduced on everything from the Euro to text books to t-shirts. Perhaps fifteen of his paintings survive, the small number due to his constant, and frequently disastrous, experimentation with new techniques, and his chronic procrastination. Nevertheless, these few works, together with his notebooks, which contain drawings, scientific diagrams, and his thoughts on the nature of painting, comprise a contribution to later generations of artists only rivalled by that of his contemporary, Michelangelo.
Leonardo is revered for his technological ingenuity. He conceptualised a helicopter, a tank, concentrated solar power, a calculator, the double hull and outlined a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics. Relatively few of his designs were constructed or were even feasible during his lifetime, but some of his smaller inventions, such as an automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire, entered the world of manufacturing unheralded.[nb 4] As a scientist, he greatly advanced the state of knowledge in the fields of anatomy, civil engineering, optics, and hydrodynamics.[img][/img]

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Leonardo da Vinci is considered by many to be the real founder of modern science, even though he is more widely recognized for his incomparable paintings (right). He was also a great engineer and architect, designing many of the chief structures and public works of Milan. His scientific notebooks are filled with studies and analyses of problems in dynamics, anatomy, physics, optics, biology, hydraulics, and even aeronautics, all far in advance of his time. He was an experimental scientist long before the formulation of the so-called scientific method.

Leonardo was also, according to all accounts, a man of high moral character, gracious and kind in all dealings. Although his few extant manuscripts deal with art or science, rather than theology, there is no doubt that he wa s a sincere believer in Christ and the Scriptures, as well as the general faith of the church. If nothing else were available to give this testimony, his great work of art, The Last Supper, with its profound insights into the heart of Christ and the disciples, a painting that has blessed and stirred the souls of multitudes over the centuries, would bear witness of his faith.


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Leonardo drew the plans for the first armored car in 1485! He also designed the cannon, a machine gun, gliders, turnspit for roasting meat, canal system to irrigate fields and transport goods in Milan, invented the parachute, a movable bridge for the Duke of Milan, various ladders for storming and climbing castle walls, a machine to make concave mirrors, a pump for well water, made maps of Europe, made the first accurate drawings of the human anatomy, designed a revolving stage for plays and pageants, created an inflatable tube so people could float in the water, invented the scissors, invented the bicycle 300 years before it appeared on the road, and in his spare time painted some of the most beautiful paintings the world has ever known! All in a single lifetime!

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•Leonardo is considered by many as the father of modern science.
•He was one of the most acclaimed artists of the Renaissance (a period when the arts and sciences flourished).
•He was born on April 15, 1452 in the small town of Vinci, in Tuscany (Toscana), near Florence (Italy).
•He was the illegitimate child of Messer Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci, a Florentine notary, and Caterina, a peasant.
•His nationality is Italian.
•Leonardo was raised by his single father.
•He began his career as an apprentice to Florentine artist Andrea del Verrochio.
•Leonardo was an architect, musician, engineer, scientist and inventor.
•He wrote most of his notes using mirror writing. Some believe that this was to keep his ideas secret.
•Leonardo sketched the first parachute, first helicopter, first aeroplane, first tank, first repeating rifle, swinging bridge, paddleboat and the first motorcar.
•Leonardo was very much interested in the possibility of human flight. He produced many studies of the flight of birds and plans for several flying machines.
•He was also a sculptor, designer of costumes, mathematician and botanist.
•He made maps of Europe.
•He invented the scissors and hydraulic pumps.
•He designed a movable bridge for the Duke of Milan.
•He invented the bicycle 300 years before it appeared on the road.
•Leonardo’s first solo painting, completed in 1478, was ‘Madonna and Child’.
•In 1481 he left Florence for Milan to offer his service to the local duke.
•In 1481 he began painting ‘Adoration of the Magi’, an unfinished work that reveals his technique of beginning with a dark painting surface and adding elements of light, unlike most painters of his time who started with outlined figures on a white surface.
•In 1483 he started to paint the first version of the ‘Virgin’. He completed it in 1485.
•He drew the plans of the first armored car in 1485.
•In 1495 Leonardo made a clay model for the statue of Francesco Forza, and put it on display.
•He took part as an engineer in the war against Pisa.
•‘The Mona Lisa’ is perhaps his most famous work. The subject of this portrait is still debated to this day, the most popular current view being that it is of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo. One of the most unusual hypotheses is that it is a self-portrait of Leonardo as a woman.
•It took him about ten years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
•Leonardo was famous for the way he used light in his portraits.
•He painted ‘The Last Supper’ at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan; a dramatic depiction of the moment Jesus announced that he would be betrayed. By 1500 the painting’s deterioration had begun. Since 1726, many attempts have been made to restore it.
•Leonardo changed the way people painted and made sculptures.
•He established modern techniques of scientific illustration with highly accurate renderings such as ‘Embryo in the Womb’.
•Leonardo would wear pink to make his complexion look fresh.
•He never married or had children.
•Leonardo had a reputation of being a man of high character.
•He drew a self-portrait in 1515.
•He was undeniably one of the greatest thinkers and well ahead of his time by hundreds of years.
•Leonardo died on May 2, 1519 and was buried in San Fiorentino in Amboise.

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leorand da vinci was born on April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519 was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. two of his most famouse art was the monalisa and the last supper his birth name was leonardo di ser piero he was aged 67 when he died srry if i dont have picsLeonardo da Vinci (15.4.1452-2.5.1519)

Italian Scientist, matemathican, engineer, inventor, painter, sculptor musician and writer.
Leonardo was born at Vinci which is a small town in Italy. Leonardo could do all sorts of things, but he was most famous as a painter. Two of his pictures and among the best known paintings of the world: Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Leonardo was always thinking of new inventions, but most of his inventions were never made. Some of his ideas that he thought of were a helicopter, a tank, a calculator, a robot and solar power. Many people think that he was the most talented person ever to have lived. if i win can i have a grey v flag pls

Leonardo Da Vinci in known to have studied many subjects quickly mastered the basics of each subject. While in Florence he made some of his famous paintings like the "Mona Lisa" and "The Battle of Anghiari". The art of Leonardo da Vinci has been considered among the greatest ever created. His works include the "Mona Lisa", "The Last Supper", and "Virgin of the Rocks." He not only painted but also tried sculpture. He studied anatomy, aerodynamics, hydraulics, geology, astronomy, botany, biology, engineering, and architecture. Among his more famous inventions was the airscrew, a device that when cranked turned a screw like device and lifted off of the ground. He even made a device to wake him by jerking up his feet. He was considered a universal genius.

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Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519.Italian artist, scientist, engineer.An all-round genius whose paintings and inventions changed the world.

1452 - Leonardo Da Vinci was born in to Antonio Da Vinci and Monna Lucia in the year 1452. Leonardo was one of three sons. His two brothers are recorded to be named Ser Piero and Francesco. Leonardo Da Vinci is said to be the illegitimate son of Antonio Da Vinci.

1495 - Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance painter and scientist, is thought to have drawn and built the world's first robot.

May 2, 1519 - Leonardo da Vinci died at Clos Lucé, France, on 2nd May, 1519. According to his wish, 60 beggars followed his casket. He was buried in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert in the castle of Amboise.

His paintings The Last Supper and Mona Lisa are two among the very popular paintings he ever made.

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Leonardo da Vinci was educated in his father's house receiving the usual elementary education of reading, writing and arithmetic. In 1467 he became an apprentice learning painting, sculpture and acquiring technical and mechanical skills. He was accepted into the painters' guild in Florence in 1472 but he continued to work as an apprentice until 1477. From that time he worked for himself in Florence as a painter. Already during this time he sketched pumps, military weapons and other machines.
Between 1482 and 1499 Leonardo was in the service of the Duke of Milan. He was described in a list of the Duke's staff as a painter and engineer of the duke. As well as completing six paintings during his time in the Duke's service he also advised on architecture, fortifications and military matters. He was also consider as a hydraulic and mechanical engineer.

During his time in Milan, Leonardo became interested in geometry. He read Leon Battista Alberti's books on architecture and Piero della Francesca's On Perspective in Painting. He illustrated Pacioli's Divina proportione and he continued to work with Pacioli and is reported to have neglected his painting because he became so engrossed in geometry.

Leonardo studied Euclid and Pacioli's Suma and began his own geometry research, sometimes giving mechanical solutions. He gave several methods of squaring the circle, again using mechanical methods. He wrote a book, around this time, on the elementary theory of mechanics which appeared in Milan around 1498.

Leonardo certainly realised the possibility of constructing a telescope and in Codex Atlanticus written in 1490 he talks of

... making glasses to see the Moon enlarged.
In a later work, Codex Arundul written about 1513, he says that
... in order to observe the nature of the planets, open the roof and bring the image of a single planet onto the base of a concave mirror. The image of the planet reflected by the base will show the surface of the planet much magnified.
See [28] for more details of this quotation and more of Leonardo's ideas about the Universe. He understood the fact that the Moon shone with reflected light from the Sun and he correctly explained the 'old Moon in the new Moon's arms' as the Moon's surface illuminated by light reflected from the Earth. He thought of the Moon as being similar to the Earth with seas and areas of solid ground.
In 1499 the French armies entered Milan and the Duke was defeated. Some months later Leonardo left Milan together with Pacioli. He travelled to Mantua, Venice and finally reached Florence. Although he was under constant pressure to paint, mathematical studies kept him away from his painting activity much of the time. He was for a time employed by Cesare Borgia as a

senior military architect and general engineer.
By 1503 he was back in Florence advising on the project to divert the River Arno behind Pisa to help with the siege of the city which the Florentines were engaged in. He then produced plans for a canal to allow Florence access to the sea. The canal was never built nor was the River Arno diverted.
In 1506 Leonardo returned for a second period in Milan. again his scientific work took precedence over his painting and he was involved in hydrodynamics, anatomy, mechanics, mathematics and optics.

In 1513 the French were removed from Milan and Leonardo moved again, this time to Rome. However he seems to have led a lonely life in Rome again more devoted to mathematical studies and technical experiments in his studio than to painting. After three years of unhappiness Leonardo accepted an invitation from King Francis I to enter his service in France.

The French King gave Leonardo the title of

first painter, architect, and mechanic of the King
but seems to have left him to do as he pleased. This means that Leonardo did no painting except to finish off some works he had with him, St. John the Baptist, Mona Lisa and the Virgin and Child with St Anne. Leonardo spent most of his time arranging and editing his scientific studies.

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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was born on April 15th 1452 in Vinci Florence and died on May 2nd 1519 in Amboise Touraine aged 67. He was a Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer with being a painter and an inventor two of his most famous vocations. While he was a painter he did some very famous artworks including The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper and invented the steam cannon and the Hang Glider. (Both of which where mere drawings)

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1503 - Art Poster: This oil painting of a woman with her enigmatic smile by Leonardo Da Vinci has captured the imagination of many and is one of the most famous paintings in Western art history; Da Vinci reportedly began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503, finishing it ...Art Poster: This oil painting of a woman with her enigmatic smile by Leonardo Da Vinci has captured the imagination of many and is one of the most famous paintings in Western art history; Da Vinci reportedly began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503, finishing it four years later; the woman is thought to be Lisa Gherardini, the daughter of one of the friends of Leonardo Da Vinci's father. This picture is also available custom framed: Framed Poster: Mona Lisa - Leonardo Da Vinci http://www.google.com/images?q=tbn:jS5OFB_QOCHlyM::dmsra.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/lgpp30545mona-lisa-leonardo-da-vinci-poster.jpg

Leonardo da Vinci (15.4.1452-2.5.1519)

Italian Scientist, matemathican, engineer, inventor, painter, sculptor musician and writer.
Leonardo was born at Vinci which is a small town in Italy. Leonardo could do all sorts of things, but he was most famous as a painter. Two of his pictures and among the best known paintings of the world: Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Leonardo was always thinking of new inventions, but most of his inventions were never made. Some of his ideas that he thought of were a helicopter, a tank, a calculator, a robot and solar power. Many people think that he was the most talented person ever to have lived.

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Of all the men who contributed to the revival of artistic and intellectual achievement that was to be called the Renaissance, none were more remarkable than Leonardo da Vinci. Recognized now as the "father" of the High Renaissance, he was a master of any discipline in which he practiced. Others may have equaled him as an artist, but nobody else of his time possessed in such a high degree the curiosity about the physical world which is the foundation of modern science, combined with mastery in the arts of painting, drawing, sculpture, and even architecture (Keele and Blunt, 9). While it is the paintings of Leonardo that have brought him fame over the years, the full range of his talent can best be seen in his drawings. His many drawings and notes, at least the ones that have survived, have become the basis for the modern scientific illustration, especially important in the field of anatomy. Leonardo's anatomical studies, while great works of art in themselves, were used not only as tools to aid in his artistic understanding of the human form, but also as a means of scientific exploration of human functions.

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in the town of Vinci, Italy. He was the illegitimate son of Ser Piero da Vinci, a public notary, and a young peasant girl named Caterina, about whom little is known. From a very early age, Leonardo is said to have shown exceptional ability in geometry, music, and artistic expres​sion(Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomical Drawings, 10). Noticing this, Ser Piero took his son's drawings to Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. Verrocchio was so struck by Leonardo's brilliance that he immediately took him in as his apprentice, and by 1472, at the age of twenty, Leonardo had joined the painters' civic guild in Florence. However, little more is known about the education and training of Leonardo da Vinci, and it is assumed by many that much of his learning came not from traditional sources, but from his personal observations and the practical application of his ideas (Leonardo: Anatomical Drawings, 10). Giorgio Vasari, the artist who was also the first modern historian of art, described Leonardo da Vinci as a "unique genetic mutation", and believed that "his genius was a gift from God" (Keele and Blunt, 11). Furthermore, he believed that Leonardo's approach to the anatomy of the human body was significantly influenced by his own remarkable physical attributes.

During the time of the High Renaissance, the artist was primarily interested in the external details of the human form, while the anatomist was mainly concerned with the internal systems of the body. These two seemingly different areas of study were unified as one by Leonardo da Vinci. His anatomical drawings show a knowledge of the anatomy of human beings and animals, based on actual dissection, which exceeds that of his contemporaries in the medical profession (Keele and Blunt, 9). Because of Leonardo's gifted artistic ability, he was able to observe these dissections, and describe what he saw not only in words, but in accurate scientific drawings. In fact, a comment on one of his anatomical sketches states his belief that his drawings give "knowledge that is impossible for ancient or modern writers to convey without an infinitely tedious example and confused prolixity of writing and time" (Leonardo: Anatomical Drawings, 6).

Thus, Leonardo's greatest contribution to anatomy lay in the creation of a system of drawing which enabled anatomists, and even modern-day physicians, to transmit their findings to students. Leonardo introduced a system involving the presentation of four views, so that every angle of a subject could be shown at once. He also introduced the technique of cross-sectional representation (Wallace, 105), which he used to display the systems of veins, arteries, and nerves, as well as many cross sectional skull studies. His method began with close observation, followed by repeated testing of the observation from various viewpoints, and concluded with a drawing of the object so that all the world could understand with brief explanatory notes (Wallace, 103). In his performance of anatomical dissection, Leonardo experienced the satisfaction of putting both his artistic and scientific principles into practice (Leonardo: Anatomical Drawings, 12). As consumed as he was by curiosity and the art of investigation, he never believed in science for the sake of science. Leonardo once said "From science is born creative action, which is of much more value."

Ultimately, it was Leonardo's intention to publish a scientific treatise on anatomy. Despite his completion of over 600 folios, which contained thousands of drawings, he never did realize this dream. Strangely enough, during his life, Leonardo never allowed his anatomical studies to be examined. In fact, all of Leonardo's notes were written backwards to thwart the potential snoop. It was not until his death in 1519 that the contents of his studio passed to his pupil, Francesco Melzi, and for the first time became open to inspection.

Leonardo da Vinci's earliest anatomical investigations focused on the nature of experience, and in particular, perspective experience. From the start of his artistic career, his interests went far beyond what was necessary merely for artistic reasons. Leonardo believed deeply in the scientific nature of painting, and thus, wished to understand not only the superficial aspects of the human form, but to have a complete understanding of every facet of the workings of the human body. He believed "the good painter has two things to paint, that is, man and the intention of his mind" (Clayton, Anatomy of Man 16). But because Leonardo's early anatomical drawings, dating as far back as 1489, were based on medieval anatomical beliefs, his initial efforts went no farther than speculations on the sites of the mental faculties (Leonardo: Anatomical Drawings 14).

During this period, Leonardo made purely descriptive anatomical illustrations based on his own observations and mastery of perspective. Despite the fact that most of these drawings were completely wrong, the one aspect that overshadows their primary intent are Leonardo's series of skull drawings. Alongside these illustrations of the human skull, the text is devoted mainly to discussion of the location of the center of the senses and vision within the skull. However off-

based he was about his conclusions, what he did produce were extremely
accurate cross-sectional representations of the skull based on actual
human dissections. By 1495, Leonardo felt he had achieved a full
understanding of how experience could act as an interpreter between nature
and art (Clayton, A Singular Vision 11). Leonardo then abandoned his
anatomical investigations for over ten years.



Leonardo's interest in anatomical investigation was revived by chance during one of his visits to the hospital of Santa Maria Nuova. This institution, located in Florence, was used by Leonardo and others as a bank and a repository of books and drawings. During Leonardo's visit in the winter of 1507-1508, he witnessed the death of an old man. Of this event, Leonardo said:
"an old man a few hours before his death told me that he had passed a hundred years, and that he did not feel any bodily deficiency other than weakness. And thus while sitting on a bed in the hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in Florence, without any movement or sign of distress he passed away from his life. And I made an anatomy of him in order to see the cause of so sweet a death. This anatomy I described very diligently and with great ease because of the absence of fat and humors which much impede knowledge of the parts." (Kelen 12)

The leanness of the man allowed Leonardo to compose his most complete record of a single dissection. However, many of the resulting drawings were actually composed later from his notes in his studio in Milan. Thus, many of these drawings reflected his belief of what he remembered seeing rather than what he saw in reality. In fact, the drawings of this dissection are secondary to Leonardo's note, which contain the first mention of such things as "cirrhosis of the liver, arteriosclerosis, calcification of vessels, coronary vascular occlusion, and capillary vessels" (Clayton, Anatomy of Man 47).

Leonardo da Vinci's many later anatomical studies, concentrated in the four years from 1510 to 1513, reflected a newfound methodology. Previously, his method had been to interpret what he saw in the light of what he knew, merely synthesizing his observations. His new method was to first record what he saw, then investigate the functions of the observed form. In essence, Leonardo now analyzed what he saw objectively rather than restricting his observations to the limits of his knowledge. The number of dissections made by Leonardo da Vinci during this period of his life grew in number from two in 1508 to "more than ten" in 1509 to "more than thirty" by the end of his life (Clayton, A Singular Vision 20).

It was during this time that Leonardo composed one of his most famous anatomical drawings, Embryo in the Womb. Although this drawing was faulty in some respects, it is in others so expertly drawn that it can still be used as an example in medical textbooks today (Keele and Blunt, 103). While this drawing is considered to be the

culmination of Leonardo's marriage of observation and analysis, another topic of fascination, that of the heart, endured through the end of his anatomical investgations. Leonardo "identified the auricles, described the movements of diastole and systole, and understood perfectly the functioning of the valves" (Clayton, Anatomy of Man 20). In 1513, he moved to Rome, and two years later was accused by a German mirror maker named Giovanni degli Specchi of sacrilegious practices. As a result, Leonardo was banned from doing anatomical investigations by Pope Leo X, and thus, his 28-year-long anatomical career came to an undignified end, just four years before his death.



Leonardo da Vinci was an artist who sought an understanding beyond superficial analysis. He sought to understand every aspect of the universe. Science was meant as a means of perfecting his art, but over the course of his lifetime, the scientist in Leonardo began to consume the artist. In fact, Leonardo considered art to be a science, once calling it "the Queen of all sciences", which provided not only a means of obtaining knowledge, but of sharing that knowledge with the rest of the world. As in every discipline in which he practiced, his anatomical studies represent a knowledge that was far in advance of his contemporaries. At a time when society was trying to wake up from the Dark Ages, Leonardo da Vinci was a man who awoke early.

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was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man, a man whose unquenchable curiosity was equaled only by his powers of invention.[1] He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.[2] According to art historian Helen Gardner, the 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]
Born the illegitimate son of a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina, at Vinci in the region of Florence, Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter, Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He later worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice and spent his last years in France, at the home awarded him by Francis I.
Leonardo was and is renowned[2] primarily as a painter. Two of his works, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, are the most famous, most reproduced and most parodied portrait and religious painting of all time, respectively, their fame approached only by Michelangelo's Creation of Adam.[1] Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon,[3] being reproduced on everything from the Euro to text books to t-shirts. Perhaps fifteen of his paintings survive, the small number due to his constant, and frequently disastrous, experimentation with new techniques, and his chronic procrastination.[nb 2] Nevertheless, these few works, together with his notebooks, which contain drawings, scientific diagrams, and his thoughts on the nature of painting, comprise a contribution to later generations of artists only rivalled by that of his contemporary, Michelangelo.

was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man, a man whose unquenchable curiosity was equaled only by his powers of invention.[1] He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.[2] According to art historian Helen Gardner, the 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]
Born the illegitimate son of a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina, at Vinci in the region of Florence, Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter, Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He later worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice and spent his last years in France, at the home awarded him by Francis I.
Leonardo was and is renowned[2] primarily as a painter. Two of his works, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, are the most famous, most reproduced and most parodied portrait and religious painting of all time, respectively, their fame approached only by Michelangelo's Creation of Adam.[1] Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon,[3] being reproduced on everything from the Euro to text books to t-shirts. Perhaps fifteen of his paintings survive, the small number due to his constant, and frequently disastrous, experimentation with new techniques, and his chronic procrastination.[nb 2] Nevertheless, these few works, together with his notebooks, which contain drawings, scientific diagrams, and his thoughts on the nature of painting, comprise a contribution to later generations of artists only rivalled by that of his contemporary, Michelangelo.

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1452 - Leonardo Da Vinci was born in to Antonio Da Vinci and Monna Lucia in the year 1452. Leonardo was one of three sons. His two brothers are recorded to be named Ser Piero and Francesco. Leonardo Da Vinci is said to be the illegitimate son of Antonio Da Vinci.Leonardo Da Vinci was born in to Antonio Da Vinci and Monna Lucia in the year 1452. Leonardo was one of three sons. His two brothers are recorded to be named Ser Piero and Francesco. Leonardo Da Vinci is said to be the illegitimate son of Antonio Da Vinci. It is recorded that Antonio took custody of Leonardo Da Vinci shortly following his birth. Leonardo is characterized by his sense of curiosity and for his great talent as an inventor and artist. His curiosity can be seen ...
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Apr 1452 - On the fifteenth of April, 1452, inside a small farmhouse in Anchiano (near Vinci), Leonardo da Vinci was born. Da Vinci would grow up to be a man capable of almost any endeavor. He was an artist, inventor, scientist, musician, an engineer, and far more. He also ...On the fifteenth of April, 1452, inside a small farmhouse in Anchiano (near Vinci), Leonardo da Vinci was born. Da Vinci would grow up to be a man capable of almost any endeavor. He was an artist, inventor, scientist, musician, an engineer, and far more. He also helped out the government. He created new and 'advanced' (at that time) weapons of destruction for the government. Some of these weapons were the tank, the steam cannon, and the 'machine gun.'

Apr 14, 1452 - Leonardo Da Vinnci Leonardo Da Vinnci Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 14, 1452 in the town of Vinci near Florence Italy. He kept the name of his town for his last ... Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci is one of ...Leonardo Da Vinnci Leonardo Da Vinnci Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 14, 1452 in the town of Vinci near Florence Italy. He kept the name of his town for his last ... Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest and most ingenious men that history has produced.

Apr 15, 1452 - leonardo da vinci son of ser piero was born on april 15 1452 in vinci italy. he had a large family of 17 boys and girls. leonardo entered the workshop of andrea del verrocchio who was a painter about. leonardo da vinci: machine in motion exhibit features 40 full ...leonardo da vinci son of ser piero was born on april 15 1452 in vinci italy. he had a large family of 17 boys and girls. leonardo entered the workshop of andrea del verrocchio who was a painter about. leonardo da vinci: machine in motion exhibit features 40 full-scale machine replicas reconstructed by scientists and skilled craftsman. each machine was designed according to leonardo da vinci's ow leonardo da vinci sawmill.

Apr 15, 1452 - Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer...influence on the painting of the following generations was enormous. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, near the village of Vinci

1480 1480 - Leonardo da Vinci invented the miter gate in 1480. Two gates, each more than half as wide as the lock, swing on vertical hinges. In the open position, they are flush with the lock's walls. In the closed position, they meet in a V pointed upstream so that the higher ...Leonardo da Vinci invented the miter gate in 1480. Two gates, each more than half as wide as the lock, swing on vertical hinges. In the open position, they are flush with the lock's walls. In the closed position, they meet in a V pointed upstream so that the higher water level presses against them to promote a tight seal. The base of the upstream gate in a lock is higher than the base of the downstream gate. If the lock was very deep, water filling the chamber through an opening in ...

1481 1481 - It is said that Leonardo da Vinci (1451-1519) visited Lefkara in 1481. He had been assigned the task of buying a new altar-cloth for Milan Cathedral. Venetian tradesmen had told him that he could find beautifully embroidered cloths in Lefkara. He decided to ...It is said that Leonardo da Vinci (1451-1519) visited Lefkara in 1481. He had been assigned the task of buying a new altar-cloth for Milan Cathedral. Venetian tradesmen had told him that he could find beautifully embroidered cloths in Lefkara. He decided to travel to Cyprus, and commissioned the women of the village to make a large altar-cloth for the cathedral. Leonardo da Vinci is best remembered for his paintings, in particular the Mono Lisa, but he was also responsible ...

1482 1482 - In 1482, the Duke of Milan commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to create "Il Cavallo," a magnificent bronze horse that was to be the largest equestrian sculpture in the world. For 17 years, Da Vinci labored over the design, making sketches, studying horse anatomy and ...In 1482, the Duke of Milan commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to create "Il Cavallo," a magnificent bronze horse that was to be the largest equestrian sculpture in the world. For 17 years, Da Vinci labored over the design, making sketches, studying horse anatomy and completing a full-size clay model that he intended to cast in a single pour of molten metal. His project would have made him the most prominent sculpture and engineer of his time.

1483 1483 - An uncompleted creation by Leonardo da Vinci, "The Holy Hieronymus", from about year 1483. A Golden Section fits perfectly around the body. It is not known whether Leonardo da Vinci knew about the Golden Section. The Spiral Flower Daisy Counting the spirals ...An uncompleted creation by Leonardo da Vinci, "The Holy Hieronymus", from about year 1483. A Golden Section fits perfectly around the body. It is not known whether Leonardo da Vinci knew about the Golden Section. The Spiral Flower Daisy Counting the spirals give 34 spirals anti-clockwise and 21 clockwise. The relation between the numbers is 1619, thus closely to the Golden Section 1618. The numbers 21 and 34 are also included in Fibonacci's series of numbers, which ...

1485 1485 - Olivier Vietti-Teppa is the first person to have safely completed a jump using a parachute designed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1485. News stories about the parachute (along with photos) at ABC News, AFP, Daily Mail, Fox News, MSN News, and Sky News. No user ...Olivier Vietti-Teppa is the first person to have safely completed a jump using a parachute designed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1485. News stories about the parachute (along with photos) at ABC News, AFP, Daily Mail, Fox News, MSN News, and Sky News. No user commented in " Swiss amateur parachutist successfully lands in da Vinci's parachute ...

1498 1498 - DRAWING: Self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, whose "Last Supper" began deteriorating shortly after he finished it in 1498. PHOTO: Giuseppina Brambilla: Atoning for predecessors' sins. AP Laserphoto. Dr. Giuseppina Brambilla stands on a raised platform ...DRAWING: Self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, whose "Last Supper" began deteriorating shortly after he finished it in 1498. PHOTO: Giuseppina Brambilla: Atoning for predecessors' sins. AP Laserphoto. Dr. Giuseppina Brambilla stands on a raised platform in the former refectory of the Dominican convent attached to the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. Through a telescopic device suggestive of a submariner's periscope, she peers at a small section of Leonardo da ...

1505 1505 - The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed. “The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two ...The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed. “The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world's most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.

1506 1506 - Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa on a piece of pine wood in the year 1506. The painting hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Go here to see a BIG copy of the Mona Lisa Go here for a ...Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa on a piece of pine wood in the year 1506. The painting hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Go here to see a BIG copy of the Mona Lisa about the Italian artist/inventor Leonardo da Vinci

1515 1515 - In 1515, Leonardo da Vinci presented the king of France with a mechanical lion robot. Driving under its own control, it wandered through the crowds at the court, approached the king — then opened its chest to reveal a bouquet of lilies. According to robot design ...In 1515, Leonardo da Vinci presented the king of France with a mechanical lion robot. Driving under its own control, it wandered through the crowds at the court, approached the king — then opened its chest to reveal a bouquet of lilies. According to robot design guru Mark Elling Rosheim, this lion was based on an almost totally-ignored invention of da Vinci's: A three-wheeled robot cart. The cart controlled itself via a cam-shaft-driven guidance device — making it arguably the ...

1516 1516 - Leonardo da Vinci ended his life in France in the Clos Luce Manor house , near Amboise in Loire Valley. The King Francois I during his wars in Italy was seduced by the New Art of Renaissance and invited Leonardo da Vinci to France in 1516. Leonardo da ...Leonardo da Vinci ended his life in France in the Clos Luce Manor house , near Amboise in Loire Valley. The King Francois I during his wars in Italy was seduced by the New Art of Renaissance and invited Leonardo da Vinci to France in 1516. Leonardo da Vinci was honored with the King's benefaction. The master was given the "Manoir du Cloux" , today " Clos Luce Manor", nearby the Royal Castle of Amboise and a pension

1519 - The "Mona Lisa" painting, completed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1519, has given art historians no end of questions to debate through the centuries. Now, scientists armed with the latest generation of optical scanners, computers and data-analysis software are producing ...The "Mona Lisa" painting, completed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1519, has given art historians no end of questions to debate through the centuries. Now, scientists armed with the latest generation of optical scanners, computers and data-analysis software are producing surprising answers. Among the latest claims: Leonardo didn't skip the eyebrows and lashes, but he used pigments that have vanished in aging oils; the master originally painted his subject grasping a blanket with both hands ...

May 2, 1519 - Leonardo da Vinci died on may 2 1519. In: Leonardo da Vinci What did leonardo da vinci wear?

May 2, 1519 - Leonardo da Vinci died on May 2, 1519 in Cloux, France. It is said that he passed away while being cradled in the arms of, his patron, Francis I. Contributions to the Field of Engineering The writings and sketches that da Vinci left behind display his ...Leonardo da Vinci died on May 2, 1519 in Cloux, France. It is said that he passed away while being cradled in the arms of, his patron, Francis I. Contributions to the Field of Engineering The writings and sketches that da Vinci left behind display his tremendous grasp of theories, rules and ideas that were only fleshed out hundreds of years later. His visionary ideas have encouraged experimentation and discovery even to modern times.

May 2, 1519 - Leonardo da Vinci died on May 2, 1519 at Cloux and was buried at the palace church of Saint-Florentin. However, the church was badly damaged during the French Revolution and was eventually pulled down in the nineteenth century. His grave can no longer be found.Leonardo da Vinci died on May 2, 1519 at Cloux and was buried at the palace church of Saint-Florentin. However, the church was badly damaged during the French Revolution and was eventually pulled down in the nineteenth century. His grave can no longer be found. His most devoted pupil, Francesco Melzi, inherited his estate. Leonardo has been described as one of the first Rosicrucians and one biographer, Vasali, has described him as being of an "heretical state of mind."


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Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci , April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man, a man whose unquenchable curiosity was equaled only by his powers of invention. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.

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Leonardo Da Vinci was a great painter and an inventor. He painted lots of beutiful arts which include the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Annunciation, The Baptism of Christ and much much more (Sorry if we put too many religon arts in there). But anyway, he was also an inventor. He invented many things such as the helicopter and the light glider. Though they did not fly, they did inspire lots of people in the making of the airplane and his paintings are cherished today. We think Leonardo is not just an inventor or painter he was an inspirer to everybody. Here is a some pic :

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