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    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 spent his early childhood till 1457 in a hamlet of Anchiano‚ 5 km from Vinci with his

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    Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci had the dream of bringing art to its original form but with different perspectives on how to portray their art‚ Michelangelo and Leonardo demonstrated their creations differently? Michelangelo was borne on March 6‚ 1475 in Caprice Italy‚ his full mane was Michelangelo di Lodonico Buonarroti Simoni; his father was serving briefly as a magistrate in the small town where he had recorded the birth of his second son of five which he had with his wife‚ Francesca

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    famous artists of the Renaissance. Leonardo Da Vinci was known greatly at the time. Da Vinci was born in Anchiano‚ Tuscany on April 15‚ 1452. Now Italy. His father was Ser Piero Da Vinci‚ a Florentine notary; which was a layer. His mother was Caterina Da Vinci‚ a slave from the Middle East. Not a lot‚ is known about his childhood. Only that he was a pupil to the Florentine painter; Andrea del Verrocchio. Verrocchio gave up painting because Da Vinci was so good. Da Vinci was a painter‚ inventor‚ teacher

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    Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti were‚ and still are considered to be two of the greatest minds‚ even geniuses of the Renaissance. But which one is more of a genius than the other? Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15th‚ 1452‚ son to a notary called Ser Piero. Ser Pier has sex with a woman called Catarina‚ which resulted in her pregnancy. For a believed reason that Catarina was the Daughter of a farmer‚ they never got married. Ser Pier later married another woman‚ when he was 25‚ which

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    definition of a “Renaissance man”. Leonardo da Vinci was a man who stood out from everyone else. He was not only interested in everything but he also excelled in many areas. There were many reasons why Leonardo da Vinci was a typical Renaissance Man. Leonardo da Vinci was the definition of a “Renaissance Man” because‚ he was an artist‚ sculptor‚ inventor and scientist. Leonardo da Vinci was known as the best artist of his time. Da Vinci was all about realism through his observations. He captured the tiny

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    Leonardo da Vinci‚ a small boy‚ living in a big city. Leonardo da Vinci was a very famous artist‚ musician‚ inventor‚ scientist‚ and many more. He even worked the famous group called The Italian Renaissance. Leonardo has changed the struggle of flying and war on earth with the most amazing accomplishments that made him who he was. Leonardo da Vinci was obsessed with art for since he was very young. Leonardo was raised with no father‚ and for only two years with his mother. Leonardo became a

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    Contrast three works of da Vinci with three of Michelangelo Maxine Houston ART101: Art Appreciation (ACH1248A) Instructor: Linda King January 14th‚ 2013 Two people can see the same event and then when they speak on it or create a picture their minds somehow come up with different point of views. I am going to talk to you about the works of both da Vinci and Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in Vinci‚ Tuscany‚ during a time called the Renaissance. Leonardo Da Vinci is known as “the

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    person who has no 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

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    many artists we studied were painters‚ but then I remembered Leonardo Da Vinci was a man of many talents‚ and one of those talents was drawing. So I decided to replicate a drawing he had intended to become a sculpture of a horse‚ but was unfortunately never built in his lifetime. I used simple materials to recreate the drawing‚ using just a regular pencil‚ some thick sketching paper‚ and lots of time and patience. Leonardo Da Vinci was adept at many

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    Leonardo Da Vinci: Science and Paintings Leonardo was a polymath which means he was very knowledgeable and had a large number of expertise’s in many different subjects‚ a polymath is also known as a renaissance man which Leonardo was titled by many people. He was the first to combine math and science together. Da Vinci started the science revolution which revolutionized the way that scientists researched their information ever since. Leonardo Da Vinci is widely known as one of the greatest

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