Leonardo Da VinciLeonardo Da Vinci

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66thth Grade Grade

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Questions and Answers Questions and Answers

Leonardo Da Vinci was a pivotal Leonardo Da Vinci was a pivotal philosopher of the time of the Renaissance.philosopher of the time of the Renaissance.

The Renaissance was period of great The Renaissance was period of great achievements and discoveries. achievements and discoveries.

He was a painter, inventor, sculptor, He was a painter, inventor, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist, and musician.architect, engineer, scientist, and musician.

How did Leonardo Da Vinci influence the How did Leonardo Da Vinci influence the future of art and science for the world?future of art and science for the world?

Important Events in His LifeImportant Events in His Life

Born April 15Born April 15thth, 1452 in the , 1452 in the small town of Vinci, Italy.small town of Vinci, Italy.

Leonardo moved to Florence Leonardo moved to Florence to live with his father in to live with his father in 1469.1469.

Leonardo paints The Last Leonardo paints The Last Supper in Milan in 1495-Supper in Milan in 1495-1498.1498.

Leonardo is commissioned Leonardo is commissioned to paint the Mona Lisa in to paint the Mona Lisa in 1503.1503.

Leonardo Da Vinci Dies in Leonardo Da Vinci Dies in the arms of the king of the arms of the king of France in 1519.France in 1519.

Self portrait of Self portrait of Leonardo at age 62Leonardo at age 62

QuestionsQuestions

Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci always had always had questions buzzing in questions buzzing in his head; this is one his head; this is one reason why he reason why he could never finish could never finish more than half of more than half of his work.his work.

Artistic Artistic ScienceScience Life/AnatomyLife/Anatomy

The Mona LisaThe Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa was The Mona Lisa was started in 1503 but was started in 1503 but was never finished.never finished.It is Leonardo’s most It is Leonardo’s most famous painting.famous painting.The painting was The painting was inspired by the wife of inspired by the wife of Francesco del Giocondo.Francesco del Giocondo.The Mona lisa was done The Mona lisa was done in a type of painting in a type of painting style called Stufmoto, style called Stufmoto, the Italian word for the Italian word for smoke.smoke.

The Last SupperThe Last Supper

The Last Supper was The Last Supper was one of the few paintings one of the few paintings that Leonardo finished.that Leonardo finished.When it was finished it When it was finished it was a masterpiece, but was a masterpiece, but within 10 years it within 10 years it started to flake off the started to flake off the wall.wall.The Last Supper was The Last Supper was painted in the dinning painted in the dinning hall of the of the Santa hall of the of the Santa Maria Delle Grazie Maria Delle Grazie church in Milan. church in Milan.

Inventions Inventions

Leonardo had a Leonardo had a complex mind so complex mind so some of his some of his inventions were to inventions were to complex for his time!complex for his time!Inventions such as his Inventions such as his hang glider were not hang glider were not tested for over 700 tested for over 700 years.years.Leonardo was always Leonardo was always trying to test his trying to test his inventions himself, inventions himself, but never got to it.but never got to it.

This is a page from one of Leonardo’s notebooks that shows something like a helicopter.

Did His Glider Work?Did His Glider Work?

The video about to The video about to be shown tells how be shown tells how two scientists used two scientists used Leonardo’s original Leonardo’s original bird like glider bird like glider design to see if it design to see if it could actually fly. could actually fly.

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LifeLife

Leonardo’s life was not Leonardo’s life was not all about art, he also all about art, he also studied about human and studied about human and animal anatomy.animal anatomy.Because of this interest Because of this interest Leonardo ended up Leonardo ended up dissecting over fifty dissecting over fifty human corpses!human corpses!This drawing from one of This drawing from one of Leonardo’s note books, Leonardo’s note books, The Study Of The Human The Study Of The Human Proportions, is how he Proportions, is how he tried to relate the body to tried to relate the body to the circle and square.the circle and square.

Other Important informationOther Important informationLeonardo da Vinci was left-handed.Leonardo da Vinci was left-handed.So that he wouldn’t smear the ink, So that he wouldn’t smear the ink, Leonardo did the writings in his Leonardo did the writings in his notebook in mirror writing but also notebook in mirror writing but also for some secrecy as well.for some secrecy as well.Because he was to busy with other Because he was to busy with other things, or for some other reason things, or for some other reason Leonardo never married.Leonardo never married.Leonardo loved animals so much that Leonardo loved animals so much that he became a strict vegetarian and he became a strict vegetarian and bought birds just to set them free. bought birds just to set them free.

TodayToday

Leonardo Da Vinci changed the lives Leonardo Da Vinci changed the lives of people today because of his of people today because of his pursuit to answer the questions that pursuit to answer the questions that filled his mind.filled his mind.

Because of Leonardo’s inventive mind Because of Leonardo’s inventive mind he was able to influence the future of he was able to influence the future of art and science.art and science.