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Leonardo da Vinci. Renaissance “ Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art”. 1503-1506 perhaps continuing until 1516 30” x 21” Oil on Poplar Louvre, Paris. Mona Lisa.
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Leonardo da Vinci Renaissance “Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art”
1503-1506 perhaps continuing until 1516 30” x 21” Oil on Poplar Louvre, Paris Mona Lisa
He wrote many of his notes using mirror writing. Some believe this was to keep his thoughts secret. • He was a left-handed dyslexic and procrastinating perfectionist who left many paintings unfinished. • Da Vinci is best known for his masterpieces; Mona Lisa, Madonna of the Rocks, and The Last Supper.
1490 • 14” x 10” • Ink drawing Divine proportion Virtruvian Man
Santa Maria delle Grazie, • Milan, Italy, • c 1495-98 • Fresco Mural The Last Supper
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/leonardo-da-vinci-the-virgin-of-the-rockshttp://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/leonardo-da-vinci-the-virgin-of-the-rocks Madonna of the Rocks
The Golden Spiral Approximately derived from the Fibonacci Numbers : • 12 + 12 + 22 + 32 + 52 + 82 +132 + F(n)2 The Golden Spiral