Manik Kumar Sidney Long AP Euro History Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa is an extremely well known and controversial oil painting by the famous Renaissance inventor‚ artist‚ and scientist‚ Leonardo Da Vinci. He began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 and finally finished in 1519‚ a little before his death. Da Vinci created the now world renowned painting as a commission for the Gerardini Family. The painting is actually named after a member of the Gerardini Family‚ Lisa Del Giondo. It is currently on display
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Leonardo da Vinci’s artwork is looked at in a unique way in the work‚ Leonardo da Vinci: The Marvelous Works of Nature and Man‚ by Martin Kemp. The author considers Leonardo and the process he takes of dissecting an older gentleman and the artwork of the female anatomy. The author then takes that information and connects it to another work the artist created. The artwork of the Mona Lisa that is known worldwide Kemp describes piece by piece the connection between the two parts. Upon completing the
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Leonardo Da Vinci‚ who painted ‘Madonna of the Rocks’ in 1485‚ was very interested in science. He did various studies of plants‚ water and even controversial studies of the human anatomy where he cut open the deceased to see how the inside of the body works. All this was to provide the perfect naturalistic painting. In the painting ‘Madonna of the rocks’ his study of water can be seen in Mary’s hair and there is numerous plants and rocks that he studied. Leonardo was the inventor of ‘blue air’ or
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it remains to be seen whether or not he’ll poke fun at those that opted not to attend the party. And‚ while some notable faces will be absent‚ like Will Smith (who wasn’t nominated for his leading role in Concussion)‚ you had best believe Leonard DiCaprio will be in the house - possibly wearing his brown pants. The Revenant (one of the favorites to win Best Picture) is a complete work of art and has been the talk of the Oscar season‚ but no one will be feeling more pressure to bring home the gold
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By: Rachel E-mail: shed30rar@aol.com Leonardo Fibonacci Leonardo Fibonacci was born in Pisa‚ Italy around 1175 to Guilielmo Bonacci. Leonardo’s father was the secretary of the Republic of Pisa and directed the Pisan trading colony. His father intended on Leonardo becoming a merchant. His father enlisted him in the Pisan Republic‚ sending him to various countries. As Leonardo continued to travel with his father‚ he acquired mathematical skills while in Bugia. Fibonacci continued to study throughout
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Leonardo Fibonacci was born around 1170 A.D.‚ and died around 1250 A.D. He was born in Pisa‚ Italy and died there too. Leonardo’s mom was Alessandra‚ and she died when he was nine. His father was Guglielmo Bonacci‚ who directed a trading post Bugia‚ Barbary. As a young boy‚ Leonardo traveled there to help him‚ and that’s where he learned about the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He recognized that arithmetic with Hindu-Arabic numerals is simpler and more efficient that with Roman numerals and so he
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Leonardo of Pisa or Fibonacci and the Issue of Moneylenders NFaly Konate Texas A&M University – Central Texas FIN 590 Dr. Mary Kelly Summer 2012 Northern Italy in the early thirteen century was a land subdivided into multiple feuding city-states. Among the many remnants of defunct Roman Empire was a numerical system (I‚ ii‚ iii‚ iv…) singularly ill suited to complex mathematical calculation‚ let alone the needs of commerce. Nowhere was this more of a problem than in Pisa‚ where merchants
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Leonardo da Vinci’s - The Last Supper The Last Supper is a unique painting. One of the reasons it is so different is that the canvas it is painted on is much wider than it is tall. By looking at the painting you can see that da Vinci is painting a gathering of people with the one in the middle of the table receiving most of the attention. The painting is most likely done on a canvas with simple oil paints. One feature a viewer might notice is Leonardo’s use of rectangles. Whether this is intentional
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Leonardo Pisano Bigollo‚ better known as Fibonacci‚ was an Italian mathematician during the 13th century. He is often referred to as "the most talented Western mathematician of the Middle Ages” due to his great contribution in European mathematics. When he was a young boy‚ Fibonacci went on a trip with his father to North Africa. It was there that he became familiar with Arabic mathematics. Using the knowledge he gained during his trip‚ he wrote a book titled “Liber Abaci” (Which translates to “Book
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Renaissance was Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci was a very famous painter and inventor. He was born on April 15‚ 1452. Leonardo was most well known for the Mona Lisa painting. Leonardo Da Vinci was also known for inventing a lot of things as well. One of his many inventions was the Parachute. Leonardo was raised by his father and his stepmother’s. Leonardo had many friends that were Interested in the same work as him. Leonardo really didn’t have any close relationship with women. Leonardo did how
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