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    Leonardo da Vinci – Seeing the world with both sides of the brain “I will do things no one in the past has dared to do... I will think new thoughts‚ and bring new things into being...” ” - Leonardo da Vinci As so many great leaders do‚ the most famous artist and thinker in history started from very humble beginnings. He was born the illegitimate son of a wealthy notary and a servant in 1452‚ just outside the village of Vinci‚ Italy. As a bastard‚ he was barred from getting a formal education

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    Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci is famous for a wide range of accomplishments within diverse fields and practices. He was considered a brilliant painter‚ inventor‚ scientist‚ philosopher‚ engineer and early medical researcher by his peers. With regard to the field of art‚ historians and scholars agree that Leonardo da Vinci paintings have not only produced a strong impact in the art world‚ but also boast the extent of this artist’s versatility. Da Vinci was first and foremost a master painter

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    Leonardo Da Vinci is arguably one of the most well-known figures of the Italian Renaissance‚ often referred to as a classical example of a “Renaissance Man.” He was a painter‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ and an inventor. He often based his work on the laws of science and nature. He was known for making sketchings of machines that were ahead of his time like helicopters and airplanes. Da Vinci designed weapons of war and was aware that such weapons could have a negative impact on nature. He engineered

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    The one and only Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most eminent masters of the Renaissance. He is renowned for being a painter‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ scientist and inventor. Da Vinci studied the laws and science of nature‚ which were largely apparent in his work. His art has influenced how we understand ourselves physically‚ mentally‚ and artistically and continues to inspire us today. Leonardo da Vinci was born on the 15th of April‚ 1452 in the small town of Anchiano‚ Italy. His father‚ Flor Piero

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    Leonardo da Vinci was a man of high intellect. He was born on April 15th‚ 1452 in Vinci‚ Italy. As an illegitimate child‚ he was taken away from his peasant mother at the age of 5. He did not receive a formal education. At the age of 14‚ he was apprenticed by the famous painter‚ Verocchio‚ in Florence. He stayed with Verrocchio for 9 years and at the age of 20‚ Leonardo qualified for membership as a master artist in Florence’s Guild of Saint Luke and established his own workshop. He is famous for

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    research Leonardo Da Vinci‚ because Leonardo had lived for a long time‚ which was uncommon then. Leonardo is well know because of the artwork and style that he used. He is also know for the Mona Lisa that has brought people to find the history behind the portrait. Leonardo had basic education‚ but had been able to paint and build many things. He had dedicated his life to art. He didn’t just stop at just painting he had learned how to sculpt and spent 5 years learning Mechanical arts. Leonardo was born

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    Rachel Turner Mrs. Mckenzie Period 1 20 September 2014 Da Vinci Project What makes Leonardo da Vinci so abnormal? Leaving people flabbergasted? One of the many reasons is because Leonardo was inspiring he once said "... painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt‚ and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen." For someone who never married or linked with anyone his art shows such passion‚ love and dedication. His science is another great example of dedication considering he had some

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    Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci…his mind seemed to comprehend the beginning of the future‚ wondering in all aspects of life. He influenced the direction of the western culture with his creative and intellectual insights. His studies were of where no man would go‚ and his art seemed to depict that of real life. He was a genius‚ but how did he affect his culture around him? Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was born on April 5‚ 1452 in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci‚ Italy. He is the son

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    Ms. Ochoco Height and Wingspan Question : Is there a significant relationship between the hight of a person and the wingspan of the person. Background study : Leonardo da Vinci‚ a famous Italian renaissance inventor and painter‚ was greatly influenced by a man named Vitruvius. The drawing shows a man standing in a square‚ which is inside a circle. The man has two pair of stretched arms and two pair of stretched legs. These are some of the proportions given for the Vitruvian

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    The objective of this essay is to provide an explanation of Leonardo da Vinci’s life and work as an artist in context with his time spent in Milan. Following an initial introduction to Leonardo’s formative years in Florence (and his apprenticeship to the sculptor and painter Andrea del Verrocchio‚ 1435-88)‚ I will attempt to explain the significance of his presence in Milan with detailed descriptions of his work there. Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) was also an artist and architect‚ but is perhaps better

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