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Da Vinci

Emma Kious. Da Vinci. Quick intro to Da Vinci. Full name: Leonardo d i ser Piero da Vinci Nationality: Italian Birth date: April 15, 1452 Birth place: Vinci, Republic of Florence (current Italy) Death date: May 2, 1519 (aged 67) Death place: Amboise, Kingdom of France

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Da Vinci

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  1. Emma Kious Da Vinci

  2. Quick intro to Da Vinci • Full name: Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci • Nationality: Italian • Birth date: April 15, 1452 • Birth place: Vinci, Republic of Florence (current Italy) • Death date: May 2, 1519 (aged 67) • Death place: Amboise, Kingdom of France • Work: Many different fields of science and art • Signature: MESSY!!!

  3. Fun facts about Da Vinci • He was left-handed and dyslexic • All his life he would make spelling mistakes because he didn’t have a proper education • He was vegetarian • Leonardo enjoyed purchasing caged birds so that he could set them free

  4. Weird facts about Da Vinci • He only did around 20 paintings • He had more than 4100 sheets full of drawings and notes of ideas for new inventions • It took him until his death to keep on touching up Mona Lisa’s lips (16 years)

  5. Leonardo Da Vinci’s Background • Mom: Simple peasant, Caterina • Dad: rich notary, Ser Piero da Vinci • His parents didn’t marry • He grew up and was educated* with his dad *He went to school but never had a very “deep” education: he never learned Latin and was very bad at spelling

  6. Who was he? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man? Who was this man?

  7. Artist (mainly paintings)

  8. Famous art pieces • Mona Lisa • The last supper • Ginevra de Benci • Lady with an Ermine • La belle ferronniere • The Madonna of the Yarnwinder • Many more…

  9. Mona Lisa The painting “Mona Lisa” survived after all those years even after all the humiliation…

  10. Scientist (mainly anatomy)

  11. Inventor(mainly machines)

  12. Famous inventions • The flying machine • Aerial Screw (early helicopter) • Machine that could transport water (up hill) • A sort of car that runs using small gears

  13. Small Conclusion He was a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and a writer.

  14. What did he do to change the world? • Scissors (not invent just made them more famous & improved them) • Parachutes • Anatomy studies (human body studies) • Lots of engineer things IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT SCISSORS AND PARACHUTES!!!

  15. How did he get famous? • Da Vinci became famous because he was an apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchio, who was the best painter and sculptor of his time. • Since people knew Verrocchio, they began to know Leonardo. • At first, Da Vinci helped Verrocchio with some of his paintings • He then became an independent master • He made his first scientific drawing not so long after he became a master

  16. Why weren't all those things invented at that time? • There are many hypothesis: • He didn’t have enough money • He didn’t have enough materials • He tried but it was too risky so he abandoned

  17. Why weren't all those things invented at that time? • Here are MY hypothesis: • He wasn’t aloud by the government • He tried in secret so he may have succeeded but he maybe wanted to keep it to himself BUT he died maybe earlier than he had planned so he didn’t have time to show everyone

  18. Conclusion Da Vinci was ahead of his time (Really?! A helicopter in the Renaissance!!! THAT’s kinda cool!)

  19. The end

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