Da Vinci's Inventions. Leonardo's fascination with machines probably began during his boyhood. Some of his earliest sketches clearly show how various machine parts worked. As an apprentice in the studio of the artist Verrocchio, Leonardo observed and used a variety of machines. By studying them he gained practical knowledge about their design
The School of Athens (Italian: Scuola di Atene) is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael.The fresco was painted between 1509 and 1511 as a part of Raphael's commission to decorate the rooms now known as the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.It depicts a congregation of philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists from Ancient Greece, including Plato
The Virgin of the Rocks, (French: La Vierge aux rochers) two paintings by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the apocryphal legend in which the Holy Family meets St. John the Baptist as they flee to Egypt from Herod's Massacre of the Innocents. Based on stylistic evidence, many scholars consider the painting in the Louvre to be the first version (1483-94), and the piece in the National Gallery of
306 quotes from Leonardo da Vinci: 'Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.', 'A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.', and 'Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been
In The Da Vinci Code, Robert Langdon refers to Leonardo as "Da Vinci."Right away, beginning with this book's title, I began to squirm. If fictional Harvard professors like Robert Langdon—who certainly, being Harvard professors, should know better—were to begin calling the artist "Da Vinci," I feared there was little hope for the rest of us mere mortals.
Tom Riley. Actor: The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window. Tom Riley born 5 April 1981 is an English actor, producer and director. Riley was born in Maidstone, Kent. He became involved in drama in his hometown at the age of four, and spent his school years writing and directing plays. He attended Maidstone Grammar School.
The Codex Atlanticus (Atlantic Codex) is a 12-volume, bound set of drawings and writings (in Italian) by Leonardo da Vinci, the largest single set.Its name indicates the large paper used to preserve original Leonardo notebook pages, which was used for atlases. It comprises 1,119 leaves dating from 1478 to 1519, the contents covering a great variety of subjects, from flight to weaponry to
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.
Renaissance man. The "Vitruvian man" by Leonardo da Vinci is a study of how a human figure can be fitted into two geometric shapes, the circle and the square. The term Renaissance man or polymath is used for a very clever man who is good at many different things. It is named after the Renaissance period of history (from the 14th century to the
Apr 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519. Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor and architect. While his fame initially rested on his achievements as a painter, he also became known for his notebooks, in which he made drawings and notes on a variety
Leonardo da Vinci's Visionary Notebooks Now Online: Browse 570 Digitized Pages. Leonardo da Vinci's Earliest Notebooks Now Digitized and Made Free Online: Explore His Ingenious Drawings, Diagrams, Mirror Writing & More. How Leonardo da Vinci Drew an Accurate Satellite Map of an Italian City (1502)
Lady with an Ermine is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, from around 1489-1490. That stunning picture is 40.3 cm wide and 54.8 cm high, oil on walnut board. Unfortunately, the original background has been overlaid probably in the 17th c. The subject of the portrait is identified as Cecilia Gallerani, and was probably painted at a time when she
Raphael (born April 6, 1483, Urbino, Duchy of Urbino [Italy]—died April 6, 1520, Rome, Papal States [Italy]) master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance.Raphael is best known for his Madonnas and for his large figure compositions in the Vatican.His School of Athens in the Stanza della Segnatura, a room in Pope Julius II's private apartments in the Vatican, is perhaps the
Vinci, Tuscany. / 43.783°N 10.917°E / 43.783; 10.917. Vinci ( English: / ˈvɪntʃi / VIN-chee, Italian: [ˈvintʃi]) [3] is a comune of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany. [4] The birthplace of Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci lies just outside the town.
Galleria dell'Accademia, Venice. On April 15, 1452, Leonardo da Vinci was born to Piero da Vinci, a prominent notary, and Caterina Lippi, an unmarried local peasant, in a small town about 20 miles outside of Florence. As Walter Isaacson notes in his biography of the artist, Leonardo "had the good luck to be born out of wedlock.".
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