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    Throughout Leonardo da Vinci’s life he was known as a unique‚ and a remarkable person. His wide range of interests and accomplishments made him a true Renaissance person. Born in 1452‚ in a village near Florence in Italy‚ by a peasant woman named Caterina‚ Leonardo was born into a family as an illegitimate child. Ser Piero‚ Leonardo’s father‚ found out that Leonardo had a talent for painting and so he sent him to apprentice under the famous painter Andrea del Verrocchio for about 6 to 10 years. This

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    magnificent but crowded with tourists as is their large piazza. Florence has several interesting museums with many famous paintings and sculptures. There are also Medici palaces and gardens. Florence is in Tuscany. 4. Milan - Milano Picture of Milan Duomo ©2006 by James Martin Milan‚ one of Europe’s richest cities‚ is known for stylish shops‚ galleries‚ and restaurants and has a faster pace of life than most

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    Set on the wall of the Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan‚ Italy‚ The Last Supper captures the final meal of Jesus Christ with his disciples before he was crucified. The scene da Vinci painted‚ shows the drama of Christ’s prophecy‚ “One of you shall betray me” (author 119) and the reaction of each disciple

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    women from the straitjacket of traditional tailoring and introduced them to the pleasures of casual chic. Yet he is himself a perfectionist who wields complete control over what has become a worldwide brand. Giorgio Armani S.p.A. was founded in Milan on July 24th‚ 1975 and later that year‚ the first Giorgio Armani Borgonuovo 21 ready-to-wear collection was presented. After a successful first year the Company began to broaden its portfolio of clients and expanded its European presence. 1978 marked

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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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    background or training in design‚ Prada still creates fashions that are ahead of the times‚ constantly pushing herself to new limits and often embracing what she even typically dislikes to find beauty in the unordinary. Miuccia Prada was born in Milan on May 10‚ 1949 into a family of luxury leather goods manufacturers (Craven‚ 2008). Throughout the 1970s she was a champion for women’s rights and infamously part of the Italian Communist Party (Craven‚ 2008). In 1977‚ she met her husband and now

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    although the first helicopter was not constructed until the 1940’s‚ it is well accepted that da Vinci’s sketches were supremely influential to the modern day helicopter. Da Vinci was offered a position to be the military engineer for the Duke of Milan‚ Lodvico Sforza‚ after writing him a proposal letter of a few of his ideas: “collapsible bridges‚ new types of guns‚ and methods for destroying ships” (Tech Directions; September 1999‚ Vol. 59 Issue 2‚ p9-9‚ 1p). Outweighing his peers‚ Leonardo da

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    Piero‚ took custody of him very shortly after he was born because his mother‚ Caterina Da Vinci remarried and moved to another town. He came from a small Tuscan town near Florence and lived there until the 1480’s when he left for Milan. From the time he left for Milan he moved from place to

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    confident to jump into Italy. On July 2nd‚ as soon as I was done with the final test‚ I rushed to JFK airport and swung aboard the airplane to continue my adventure in Milan‚ the fashion capital of the world. I was ready for the core of the adventure. Again with the engine sound of the plane‚ the main adventure started. Finally I landed in Milan on July 3rd. I spent some days just hanging out with some friends who I met at the hostel but one day when I was hanging around the city by myself‚ I found a small

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    in 1452 in Italy‚ Leonardo da Vinci began his life long passion of studying art‚ nature‚ and the science behind the way things work. Throughout his life‚ he moved to different places meeting different mentors in Europe specifically in Florence and Milan‚ Italy. Florence‚ Italy was the center of the Italian Renaissance where new artwork‚ scientific discoveries‚ philosophical ideas and mathematical ideas were being created and discussed. Here‚ Da Vinci created a series of journals containing information

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