Leonardo DaVinci By Joseph Ordillas

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Leonardo DaVinciBy Joseph Ordillas

• Born April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy
• Died on May 5, 1519
• The name, DaVinci, simply means from Vinci

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Leonardo DaVinci was a famous Renaissance man.
He was a sculptor, architect, inventor, engineer,
town planner and mapmaker, as well as an expert
painter.

• He painted the Mona Lisa, one of his most famous
  paintings
• Trained to be a painter
• He studied anatomy, astronomy, botany, geology,
  geometry and optics

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The Duke and the Duchess

• In 1482, he became the court artist for the duke
  of Milan, Ludovico Sforza
• Later in 1499, when he visited Mantua, a city in
  Italy. There, he made a famous drawing for the
  Duchess of Mantua, Isabella dEste.

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The Last Supper

• During Leonardos years in Milan, he created a
  famous wall painting called The Last Supper.
• The Last Supper is the event in which Jesus ate
  with his friends one last time before being
  betrayed by one of his own, Judas.

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Scientific Studies

• DaVinci used drawings for 2 things a tool for
  scientific investigation and an expression of
  artistic imagination. He was interested in the
  science of motion and force also known as
  mechanics. He drew plans for aircraft like a
  helicopter and a parachute. When studying
  anatomy, Leonardo dissected human corpses and the
  bodies of animals.

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Paintings

• In the early 1500s, Leonardo made 2 paintings
  Mona Lisa and The Virgin and Child With Saint
  Anne. Some of his paintings were religious, like
  John the Baptist, Saint, The Last Supper, and
  Jesus Christ.
• Some of Leonardos paintings are considered to be
  the first accurate portrayals of the human
  anatomy.
• Leonardo was interested in optics, which is
  considered with the properties of light. He
  carefully analyzed such things as the pattern of
  light and shadow on a sphere before a window.

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John The Baptist
The Baptism of Christ
Mona Lisa
The Virgin and Child With Saint Anne
Virgin of the Rocks
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Leonardos Importance

• Leonardo had one of the greatest scientific minds
  of the Italian Renaissance. He wanted to know
  the workings of what he saw in nature. Many of
  his inventions and scientific ideas were
  centuries ahead of his time.

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Incomplete Project

• Although Leonardo was a great artist, he didnt
  have the time to complete one of his projects.
  This certain project was a church altarpiece also
  known as the Adoration of the Kings.

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The Adoration Of The Kings
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• Leonardo DaVinci was considered a Renaissance man
  because he had many interests such as art,
  science, mathematics, life and humanism.