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    Leonardo da Vinci was Famous for many things In his lifetime from painting the Mona Lisa to making the first tank‚ but probably the most interesting and fascinating thing about him was his view on aviation. 3 details: he did many things to improve his knowledge of flight. he invented many things such as the ornithopter and helicopter (leonardo da vinci inventions‚ 2015) But his version of these things are far different than what you would expect. His ornithopter is similar to the glider we would

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    Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Man During the Renaissance‚ the ultimate goal of a person was to excel in all aspects of life. Leonardo da Vinci is dubbed "the Renaissance Man" because he dabbled and succeeded in many different areas. Leonardo is most famous for his paintings‚ which captured shadow and depth unlike any other artist of his time. He also made remarkable discoveries in Science and anatomy‚ two subjects that had advanced very little during the Middle Ages. Evidence of Leonardo’s innovative

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    The Famous Artwork of Leonardo Da Vinci Lady with an Ermine (1489–1490) The subject of the portrait is identified as Cecilia Gallerani‚ and was probably painted at a time when she was the mistress of Lodovico Sforza‚ Duke of Milan and Leonardo was in the service of the Duke. Leonardo’s Lady with an Ermine is one of the most important woks in all of Western art. St. John the Baptist (1513-16) The pointing gesture of St. John toward the heavens suggests the importance of salvation through

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    technology that still characterizes that age of discovery. When people think of Leonardo da Vinci‚ usually the first thing that comes to mind is The Da Vinci Code with Tom Hanks. But in reality people would say he was one of the finest artistic and scientific men of the Italian Renaissance Age. “The Last Supper" and the "Mona Lisa" are among one of his finest works of art. These art pieces were way ahead of Da Vinci’s time. Leonardo was not just a painter or artist but he was an inventor responsible

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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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    believe Sigmund Freud hit the proverbial nail on the head. Though Da Vinci doesn’t have any theories of his own‚ he is world renown for his ingenuity‚ eccentric interests‚ and keen observations. In the early 1490s‚ da Vinci began filling notebooks related to four broad theme; painting‚ architecture‚ mechanics and human anatomy. He created thousands of pages of neatly drawn illustrations and densely penned commentary‚ referred to as da Vinci’s manuscripts and codices. Since his death these manuscripts

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    Nnette Gyorody Arts History & Theory – FA – ARTS – 1013 3rd October‚ 2013 The Life & 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

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    ETE Caçadores – Cambé da Sanepar Informações iniciais: O esgoto é levado para as estações de tratamento geralmente por gravidade para que não haja gastos adicionais com estações elevatórias‚ as quais exigem elevado custo de manutenção. A ETE Caçadores recebe e trata o esgoto predominantemente do município de Cambé‚ porém é menor que as estações Norte e Sul de Londrina. À princípio‚ uma estação de tratamento de esgoto‚ deve estar situada nas proximidades de um corpo receptor‚ que pode ser um

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    will mention about ’’The Last Supper’’. The last supper picture is late 15th century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the refectory of the convent of ’’Santa Maria Delle Grazie‚ Milano ’’. It is one of the most famous paintings in the world. Topic of picture is the last meal which organized by prophet Jesus for his disciples. In 1495‚ the picture was drawn by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci who was born in 1452. On the other hand‚ he was also a polymate whose areas of interest included invention

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    Movie Review: The Da Vinci Code By Robin J. Sharpe 30 January 2008 Director: Ron Howard Star Cast: Tom Hanks - Robert Langdon Audrey Tautou - Sophie Neveu Ian McKellen - Sir Leigh Teabing Jean Reno - Police Captain Fache The movie version of Dan Brown’s best selling novel arrived in the theatres with a huge amount of fanfare and high expectations‚ which could arguably be considered as unworthy and unfounded. Anyone who actually read the book will realize that it consists mostly

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