When Leonardo da Vinci designed a 240 meters bridge it would have been the longest bridge in the world. His plan was ambitious. In 1502‚ a skeptical sultan rejected Leonardo’s design as impossible‚ but 300 years civilization finally embraced the engineering principle - arches as supports - underlying the construction. The bridge has been constructed‚ in Norway. Now instead of spanning the Bosporus ‚ his visionary creation was destined to span 500 years as a bridge to another millennium
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s life began on April 15th 1452. He was born in a Tuscan hill town called Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci spent his first five years of life living with his dad in the “Hamlet of Anchiano”. Everything up until he is fourteen not a lot of people know. At age fourteen scientists know that Da Vinci was apprenticed to one of the most famous artists in his time. Andrea di Cione. He worked with him for about 6 years before starting his professional career. Even after he stopped working for
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humanism is changing our everyday lives. It affects our economy‚ the minds of our people‚ and even our actions and worldviews. In this print I will share my information on some of the most influential humanists. Michelangelo‚ Janus Pannonius‚ and Leonardo Bruni. Janus Pannonius was a tremendously popular poet in our Renaissance times. In most of his writings‚ he wrote about humanism. Before he went into writing‚ he grew up with his mother in his hometown‚ Cazma‚ Croatia. Once he turned sixteen‚ his
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There have been many men who fit the 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
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How can one person have an inventing and painting mind in one? The answer is Leonardo Da Vinci. I chose Leonardo Da Vinci because of the interesting life that he lived‚ his exceptional paintings‚ and for his ingenious inventions. Da Vinci lived in an age where no one studied the world around him in order to understand what a scientist proved. They merely took it as truth even though it could have been false. Leonardo Da Vinci was not only a scientist‚ but he was also an inventor‚ painter and above
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The image I chose was Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomical sketches‚ the reason I chose this artwork and drawings was it intrigues me how precise Da Vinci’s drawings were and how he viewed the anatomy of the human body. Back then there wasn’t x-rays or any technological advancements that would allow someone to see the human body but Da Vici was able to use his mind and envision how the anatomy of the human body is and draw it. The drawings many of his first human images were anatomically inaccurate representations
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for 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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The Last Supper depicts the final meal of Jesus and his Apostles before his crucifixion. The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci was an oil and tempera fresco located inside the Santa Maria delle Grazie‚ in Milan. The fresco was created in 1495-1498 during the High Renaissance. It was supposed to be see at Christ level and to be able to experience the perfect perspective lines‚ this is why it would have been about fifteen feet up in the air. Leonardo’s artwork is full of many symbolic references‚ giving
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The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper‚ has become a monumental piece of art. Though it has been centuries since he painted this artwork‚ today it can still be found in churches‚ homes and other areas of Christian residents. This piece holds many symbolic and meaningful details that he carefully included. Leonardo da Vinci was an artist from the High Renaissance. This period of time was known for the achievements made by individual artists‚ achievements of sculpture and architecture
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"To Work or Not to Work" To work or not to work--That is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to tolerate The insults and complaints of the impatient customer‚ Or to renounce against the sea of demands that arise‚ And by quitting‚ have peace? To leave; to quit-- To work no more-- and by quitting say we end The head-aches‚ and the wrath of unforgiving customers That this job entails--‘tis an accomplishment Devoutly to be wish’d to end. To leave‚ to quit— To quit; perchance to
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