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'''Leonardo da Vinci''' (A.D. April 15, 1452-May 2, 1519) Italian [[architect]], anatomist, sculptor, [[engineer]], inventor, mathematician, musician, [[painter]] and humanist. | '''Leonardo da Vinci''' (A.D. April 15, 1452-May 2, 1519) Italian [[architect]], anatomist, sculptor, [[engineer]], inventor, mathematician, musician, [[painter]] and humanist. | ||
| − | Born and raised in Vinci, [[Italy]], Leonardo is famous for his beautiful painting of the [[Mona Lisa]]. But painting was by no means Leonardo’s greatest accomplishment. He imagined hundreds of devices that are still used today and were years ahead of their times, such as a [[bicycle]], a [[submarine]], a self-propelling car, a [[steam engine]], a clock, and machine tools. Leonardo sketched these inventions and hundreds more in special notebooks, where he wrote his notes backwards so they could only be read using a mirror. | + | Born and raised in Vinci, [[Italy]], Leonardo is famous for his beautiful painting of the [[Mona Lisa]]. But painting was by no means Leonardo’s greatest accomplishment. He imagined hundreds of devices that are still used today and were years ahead of their times, such as a [[bicycle]], a [[submarine]], a self-propelling car, a [[steam engine]], a clock, and machine tools. Leonardo sketched these inventions and hundreds more in special notebooks, where he wrote his notes backwards so they could only be read using a mirror. His later life was plagued with allegatations about his homosexual relationship with his pupils. |
Another of Leonardo’s famous ideas could be found his sketches and ideas of “flying machines.” Although at the time the idea of flying seemed like a fantasy, little did Leonardo know his ideas would, hundreds of years later, become a reality. | Another of Leonardo’s famous ideas could be found his sketches and ideas of “flying machines.” Although at the time the idea of flying seemed like a fantasy, little did Leonardo know his ideas would, hundreds of years later, become a reality. | ||
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Leonardo da Vinci (A.D. April 15, 1452-May 2, 1519) Italian architect, anatomist, sculptor, engineer, inventor, mathematician, musician, painter and humanist.
Born and raised in Vinci, Italy, Leonardo is famous for his beautiful painting of the Mona Lisa. But painting was by no means Leonardo’s greatest accomplishment. He imagined hundreds of devices that are still used today and were years ahead of their times, such as a bicycle, a submarine, a self-propelling car, a steam engine, a clock, and machine tools. Leonardo sketched these inventions and hundreds more in special notebooks, where he wrote his notes backwards so they could only be read using a mirror. His later life was plagued with allegatations about his homosexual relationship with his pupils.
Another of Leonardo’s famous ideas could be found his sketches and ideas of “flying machines.” Although at the time the idea of flying seemed like a fantasy, little did Leonardo know his ideas would, hundreds of years later, become a reality.
Petit Gallery
Last Supper
La Belle Ferronniere
Saint John
Lady with Ermine
See also
- Painting Masterpieces
- Francisco de Goya
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Last Supper
- Jean Ingres Death of Leonardo da Vinci. (Painting)