Cadet Ruvalcaba

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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• Cadet Ruvalcaba

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• Leonardo was born April 15th 1452 in Vinci,
  Italy. He died May 2, 1519 of natural causes. He
  was best known for his famous painting of the
  Mona Lisa. Leonardo was also a painter, sculptor,
  architect, musician, engineer, and a scientist.
  The versatility and creative power of Leonardo
  marked him as a supreme example of a Renaissance
  genius. He depicted in his drawings, with
  scientific precision and consummate artistry,
  subjects ranging from flying machines to
  caricatures he also executed intricate
  anatomical studies of people, animals, and
  plants. He was a man who had many talents.
  

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• Leonardo was a great inventor. One of his
  inventions was the tank. In this tank it took 4
  men to sit inside it and turn cranks to move the
  wheels and make it move. Guns, spears and
  crossbows could be used to fight through slits in
  the sides of the vehicle and from the cupola on
  top. His armored car was designed to go into
  battle ahead of foot soldiers. Its shell was
  re-enforced with metal plates containing holes
  that occupants could fire weapons through.
  Leonardo also toyed with the idea of using horses
  to drive the machine, but decided that they would
  panic in the enclosed space.

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• Leonardo's fascination with machines
  probably began during his boyhood. Some of his
  earliest sketches clearly show how various
  machine parts worked. As an apprentice in the
  studio of the artist Verrocchio, Leonardo
  observed and used a variety of machines. By
  studying them he gained practical knowledge about
  their design and structure. Many ancient machines
  were in common use in Leonardo's time. For
  example, water wheels turned millstones to grind
  grain and Archimedes screws lifted water from
  streams providing a ready supply for drinking and
  washing.

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Another one of Leonardos famous paintings was
The Virgin of the Rocks. This is a painting
generally accredited to Leonardo da Vinci,
between 1495 and 1508. It was stolen from
Florence during the Napoleonic wars and recovered
in a small town in Austria some 50 years
afterwards. Since then, it was bought by a French
merchant before being sold to the National
Gallery in London in the 19th century. The Virgin
or Madonna of the Rocks is the first work that
Leonardo executed in Milan.
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