Leonardo Da Vinci
History 101 | Leonardo Da Vinci | Renaissance Pioneer | | Luis Quelhas | 11/13/2012 |
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Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. His father was a wealthy notary, named Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci. His mother Caterina was a sixteen year old peasant girl. Leonardo had no surname when born and took the name Da Vinci meaning from Vinci, the small town in Florence where he was born. Throughout his life Leonardo faced many hardships. From 1457 he lived in the household of his father, grandparents and uncle, Francesco, in the small town of Vinci, after living the first five years of his life with his mother in Anchiano. According to European Authors Leonardo’s father had another son in 1475, with the birth of Piero’s son Leonardo was excluded from the family. Living during the Renaissance time Leonardo went on to be one of the most influential artists in history with works such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Not only was Leonardo one of the icons in art history, he has also impacted many fields in science such as astronomy and technological ingenuity. According to Art through the Ages, Leonardo is “the most diversely talented person ever to have lived”. While that claim cannot be proven, Leonardo did build himself a pretty resume. His resume consists of: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. So while the term “most” cannot be proven, one can assume, by looking at this resume, that Leonardo was truly a very talented person. Leonardo was a pioneer in turning medieval Europe into early modern Europe. This movement is referred to as the Renaissance period, a period of great cultural change and achievement that began in Italy around the end of the 13th century and lasted until the 16th century. According to West in the World, “renaissance literally means ‘rebirth’ and was coined in Italy in the early 14th century to refer to the
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Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. His father was a wealthy notary, named Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci. His mother Caterina was a sixteen year old peasant girl. Leonardo had no surname when born and took the name Da Vinci meaning from Vinci, the small town in Florence where he was born. Throughout his life Leonardo faced many hardships. From 1457 he lived in the household of his father, grandparents and uncle, Francesco, in the small town of Vinci, after living the first five years of his life with his mother in Anchiano. According to European Authors Leonardo’s father had another son in 1475, with the birth of Piero’s son Leonardo was excluded from the family. Living during the Renaissance time Leonardo went on to be one of the most influential artists in history with works such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Not only was Leonardo one of the icons in art history, he has also impacted many fields in science such as astronomy and technological ingenuity. According to Art through the Ages, Leonardo is “the most diversely talented person ever to have lived”. While that claim cannot be proven, Leonardo did build himself a pretty resume. His resume consists of: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. So while the term “most” cannot be proven, one can assume, by looking at this resume, that Leonardo was truly a very talented person. Leonardo was a pioneer in turning medieval Europe into early modern Europe. This movement is referred to as the Renaissance period, a period of great cultural change and achievement that began in Italy around the end of the 13th century and lasted until the 16th century. According to West in the World, “renaissance literally means ‘rebirth’ and was coined in Italy in the early 14th century to refer to the
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