Amy Palminteri

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Leonardo Da Vinci
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An Artist is Born

• Born April 15, 1452 in Vinci Italy (near
  Florence)
• Mother was Ser Piero, a peasant girl, who left
  when he was a young child. He lived with his
  father and had 17 step bothers and sisters.
• He grew up in his fathers home in Vinci
• Leonardo had access to scholarly texts, and was
  exposed to Vincis painting tradition.

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Leonardo's First Works

• At age 15, his father apprenticed him to the
  renowned workshop of Andrea del Verrochio. He
  then showcased his talents.
• A few of the first works of art that he created
  here was the Baptism of Christ.
• Leonardo was so good, he was better than his
  master. This made them mad and he was banned
  from painting.
• In 1482, he served for the Duke of Milan. He
  spent 17 years here. During this time, he really
  hit his groove and started making real
  masterpieces. The Duke kept Leonardo busy with
  painting and sculpting, designing weaponry, and
  much more. From 1485-1490, he studied many
  subjects, like math and geometry.

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The "Renaissance Man"

• Leonardo da Vincis interests were so great that
  he was very
• interested in new subjects. But this caused him
  to not finish any
• work because he was so anxious to move to a new
  subject.
• It took Leonardo 6 years to finish The Last
  Supper and Virgin
• On the Rocks.
• He left many projects unfinished. This is why
  many of his works
• are so good, because he procrastinates and takes
  a long time
• making them.
• Leonardo spent most of his time studying science
  and doing things
• with nature. Because of his love to learn, he
  kept journals and notebooks
• With 4 major themes painting, architecture,
  elements of mechanic, and
• Human anatomy.

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The Mona Lisa

• Leonardo started the Mona Lisa at the age of 24
  in 1503.
• It was supposedly painted for Francesco di
  Bartolommeo di Zanobi del Giocondo. He was one
  of the noblest citizens of Florence. He had
  orded Leondardo to paint a portrait of his wife
  Lisa di Antonio Maria di Noldo Gherardini.
• Leonardo worked on Mona Lisa for 4 years. When
  he finished the painting, he didnt give it to
  Francesco because he either wasnt done with it
  yet, or he loved it too much.
• The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings
  on earth because it was stolen on August 21, 1911
  by an Italian thief who brought it to Italy, and
  emerged in Florence 2 years later.
• The Monal Lisa has also had been damaged by an
  acid attempt in 1956. It took many years to
  restore it.

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Mona Lisa ("Madam Lisa")
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows!
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Biblical Art Work

• Leonardo was told to paint about the Last Supper
  by his employer Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan.
• The Last Supper is so big it covers an entire
  wall
• It took Leonardo da Vinci from 1495-1498 to
  finish this project. This wasnt unusual of
  course because of Leonardos skill of
  procrastinating.
• The Last Supper is so significant because of the
  realism in the disciples and Jesus, especially
  their emotions. All of the disciples are looking
  at Jesus, who is blessing his body and blood.
• The Last Supper depicts events in all 4 of the
  Gospels. It shows the night before Jesus was
  betrayed and nailed to the cross.

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The Last Supper
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Other Famous Works

• Madonna of the Rocks was one of the first works
  he did in Milan, but it is just as good as any
  other painting.
• It shows the Immaculate Mary and the children of
  God. It represents how God and his followers are
  holy and kind to others and care about the world.
• This is one of the few masterpieces that Da Vinci
  completed in his lifetime.

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More Famous Works
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What an Inspiration

• Sadly, Leonardo died on May 2, 1519 in Cloux,
  France. King Francis was apparently at his side,
  cradling his head in his arms.
• Leonardo has been a huge inspiration towards the
  world for many, many centuries. Not only were
  his works amazing pieces of art that everyone
  admired, but they told about the religion and how
  passionate people should be about their religion.
  
• Not only did Leonardo da Vinci just make great
  paintings and sculptures, he designed machines
  and weapons that are being used today, such as
  the tank and war vehicles. They might not have
  been possible back then, but they are being used
  today.
• People should not just think of Leonardo da Vinci
  as the guy who created the Mona Lisa, but an
  artist who showed talent through his learning
  skills and passion for his religion.

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Bibliography

• http//www.kausal.com/leonardo/monalisal.html
• http//www.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html
• http//arthistory.about.com/cs/leonardo/a/last_sup
  per.htm