Nnette Gyorody Arts History & Theory – FA – ARTS – 1013 3rd October‚ 2013 The Life & Works of Leonardo da Vinci Biography: One of the most creative minds of Italian Renaissance not only as a great painter but also as a skilled sculptor‚ architect and a talented engineer‚ Leonardo da Vinci was born on 15th April 1452 near the Tuscan town of Vinci. He was an illegitimate child of Ser Pierro da Vinci – an influential local lawyer and a young peasant girl named Caterina‚ who were in wedlock. Leonardo
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Who is Vasco Da Gama? Vasco Da Gama was believed to be borned around 1460s in Sines‚ a Portuguese seaport on the Atlantic ocean. The Da Gamas were minor aristocrats‚ and Vasco’s father‚ Estevao Da Gama and his wife‚ Dona Isabel Sodre had five sons. Vasco was the third. Skills of Vasco Da Gama Gaspar Correia ‚Sixteenth- Century historian‚ written that it was at Evora where he may have learned mathematics and navigation. It is evident that Gama knew astronomy well‚ and it is possible that
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Da Lat is a city which I know and want to introduce for everybody. It is a familiar place that almost visitors often choose when they have chance to go to a vacation. At Da Lat‚ you can see a lot of beautiful landscapes‚ buy a lot of fresh food or good souvenirs and enjoy fantastic weather. First of all‚ about landscapes‚ Da Lat has a lot of beautiful views and all of them are symbols or special places of it. For example‚ Than Tho Lake‚ Xuan Huong Lake‚ Romantic Valley‚ Cam Ly Waterfall…. When you
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Leonardo da Vinci’s studies in art were vastly connected to mathematics and science. Leonardo himself said‚ "Let no man who is not a Mathematician read the elements of my work (Da Vinci‚ L).” In his eyes‚ mathematics‚ science‚ and art were all one and the same fields‚ each equally dependent on the others for the most successful results. It is no surprise‚ then‚ that Leonardo’s approach to color theory‚ light‚ shadows‚ and perspective‚ was a scientific and mathematical one. His early
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individual defines the idea of a Renaissance man better than Leonardo da Vinci‚ an artist‚ scientist‚ architect‚ engineer and inventor. Though Leonardo da Vinci may be most famous for his works as an artist‚ he actually spent quite a bit more time working on his endeavors in science and technology. Of course‚ his detailed sketches and distinct artistry played a large role in his inventions‚ and his sketchbooks later provided evidence that da Vinci had envisioned many ideas long before the technology to build
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imagination in his life is dull. Two inventors‚ Leonardo da Vinci and Nikola Tesla through their inventions both men made significant contributions to the quality of man’s life. Because of their unique imagination‚ they produced numerous devices we currently could not live without. Although they were both intelligent inventors‚ they differed greatly regarding their invention‚ achievement‚ and their unusual eccentricities. To begin with‚ da Vinci and Tesla both created different inventions through
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Leonardo da Vinci When most people think of Leonardo da Vinci they think of a painter. He specialized in painting and sculpting extremely detailed‚ and masterful pieces. Although Leonardo was a fantastic artist he used a different method to create his paintings. He used math equations to develop certain angles‚and to define depth with the quantity of paint he used. Although he showed no exceptional talent for math‚ he realized at a young age that mathematics supports everything in the scientific
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Pablo Picasso and Leonardo Da Vinci ‚ are two great painters. These two artist interest me the most because of their popularity even years after their death. To-date‚ we still talk about the Mona lisa smile ‚ and the Vitruvian man with reference to the painting. These two paintings were done by Da Vinci and Picasso respectively. Picasso was a Spanish Painter who dominated Western art in the 20th century. He acquired the skill of drawing and painting at a very young age. He did many art works
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1. Rizal’s Political Exile In The Island Of Dapitan. By: Alexandria Gaetos‚ Joshua Carandang Paeng Paner‚ Carissa Bonifacio Rocky Zafranco‚ Angela Gallardo Marius Chua‚ Meara Toleran 2. IntroductionJose Rizal (June 19‚ 1861-December 30‚ 1896)Born to a family of 9‚ Rizal lived a happy and memorable childhood under the guidance ofhis parents‚ brothers‚ and sisters.Studied at the Ateneo Municipal De Manila and later at the Unibersidad de Santo Tomas.Went abroad to studied medicine and letter in Barcelona
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RUNNING HEAD: Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci and The Last Supper during the Renaissance Period Humanities February 14‚ 2010 The Renaissance period is known as a period of the rebirth of Greek ideas. The works of this time were more individualized and the artists had more artistic freedom then were allowed in the Medieval or Middle Ages. One of the greatest individuals of the Renaissance time period was Leonardo Da Vinci. Not only was Da Vinci a great artist‚ he was also the
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