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    Leonardo da Vinci had many different types of interests. He helped science in many ways. He made sculptures and he painted. He painted one of the most famous paintings‚ The Mona Lisa. Leonardo was born on April 15‚ 1452. He died on May 2‚ 1519. He was 67 when he died. He was born in a farmhouse in present day Italy. He was raised by his father and step-mother. Young Leonardo received little formal education. Vinci is the name of a town. Da Vinci means “from Vinci”. Ludovico brought da Vinci to Milan

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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

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    30-Second Leonardo Da Vinci by Marina Wallace is a well written‚ informing book. One main idea from the book is that Leonardo’s “most celebrated”‚ page 111‚ work is the “Mona Lisa”. On page 111 the author states that the Mona Lisa is the “...most celebrated‚ most imitated” of his works‚ also on page 111 the author states that the Mona Lisa is a “… iconic example of Leonardo’s genius. A second main idea from the story is that Leonardo was very ahead of his time in reference to warfare. On page 102

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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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    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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    Thing‚ Da Mayor is seen as a drunken old man. During the movie‚ he tells Mookie to "Always do the right thing". I believe that Da Mayor represents "the right thing". Throughout the movie I think that Da Mayor proves that he can follow his own advice. His many acts of honor prove that he is not just a hopeless drunk. The whole neighborhood sees Da Mayor as an old drunk. Early on in the film Da Mayor was getting harassed by some kids. They were going on about how he was drunk and shiftless. Da Mayor

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    His full birth name was "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci"‚ meaning "Leonardo‚ of ser Piero from Vinci.” His natural genius crossed so many disciplines that he epitomized the term “Renaissance man.” Today he remains best known for his art‚ including two paintings that remain among the world’s most famous and admired‚ Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Art‚ da Vinci believed‚ was indisputably connected with science and nature. Biography Da Vinci had numerous skills that had given him the name of renaissance

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    Leonardo da Vinci’s contribution to the era of Renaissance The Renaissance era created an immense amount of talented scientists‚ artists‚ inventors‚ and philosophers who contributed great deal to the development of human race. In history it is hard to find a similar genius individual as the creator of High Renaissance art – Leonardo da Vinci. Even afterdecades of research on his creations‚ we are still captivated by the brilliance of his works. Leonardo da Vinci was an artist‚ a sculptor‚

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    Leonardo Da Vinci is referred to as the man of the Renaissance‚ the man that could do it all. His scientific research surpassed all of the studies of his predecessors. Similar discoveries would not be identified again for hundreds of years (The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Leonardo Da Vinci – The Anatomist‚ 2013). His drawings alone show the progression from the medieval mind-set from before the Renaissance period to the Humanistic perspective that artists acquired during the Renaissance period

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    The Da Vinci Code‚ Great Gatsby‚ and The Catcher in the Rye each have many different themes but one they all have in common is letting go of the past. In each novel a character’s inability to let go of the past ends up being their ultimate downfall. Gatsby‚ Holden‚ and Sophie were all stuck on past events. Gatsby couldn’t let go of his love for Daisy‚ Holden couldn’t get over the loss of his younger brother and Sophie wouldn’t forgive her grandfather. In The Da Vinci Code‚ when Sophie was coming

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