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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci. By Theresa Liess-Hassinger. Leonardo’s Life. Born April 15, 1452 in Italy Died at age 67 in France Explored the fields of art, anatomy, geometry, science and philosophy Thought to have had the most complex imagination of all time. Apprenticed to Verrocchio at 15.

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Leonardo da Vinci

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  1. Leonardo da Vinci By Theresa Liess-Hassinger

  2. Leonardo’s Life • Born April 15, 1452 in Italy • Died at age 67 in France • Explored the fields of art, anatomy, geometry, science and philosophy • Thought to have had the most complex imagination of all time

  3. Apprenticed to Verrocchio at 15 • Verrocchio a well-known sculptor and painter in Florence • Upon leaving his apprenticeship he became the official artist to a duke • The Last Supper during this period

  4. The Last Supper

  5. Leonardo • Never married and had few close friends • Obsessed with recording his thoughts • Used mirror writing to possible disguise his ideas • Very mysterious character in spite of all the documentation he left behind.

  6. Inventions, Landscapes and PortraitsPortrait of Cecilia Gallerani (Lady with an Ermine), c. 1490

  7. Portrait- a likeness of a person.Study of the Head of Leda,

  8. Mona Lisa and Leonardo

  9. Mona Lisa—Who is she? • Leonardo’s favorite painting…He worked on it for over 3 years • The painting was never delivered to its owner • It was in France with Leonardo when he died • Now housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris behind bulletproof glass. • Try re-creating her expression on your own face in front of a mirror..ARE YOU SMILING?

  10. Durer vs. Mona Lisa

  11. Leonardo studied Anatomy • Used dissections and drawing from cadavers to acquire knowledge

  12. Inventions

  13. RAFT Writing Assignment • Role- You are yourself in 2010. • Audience- Leonardo da Vinci. • Format- Simple letter; ¾ to 1 page long on notebook paper, about 200 words • Topic- A True Renaissance Man (See Next Slide) • DUE DATE on or before Thursday, February 25, 2010.

  14. A True ‘Renaissance Man’ • If you could have a conversation with Leonardo da Vinci what would you like to say to him? • Which of his ideas would you like to discuss further? Which of your own ideas would you like to talk with him about? • What do you think Da Vinci would have to say about technology today?

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