LEONARDO DAVINCI

LEO

• Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was his full name
• He was a man of many occupations such as:
• Painter, sculptor, architect, cartographer, botanist, writer...
• Born: April 15, 1452, Vinci, Italy - Died: May 2, 1519, Amboise, France

OTHER FACTS

• "Da Vinci" simply means "of Vinci",
• His drawings included musical instruments, war machines, calculators, boats and many others.
• Many of these plans were not put into action because of the level of technology at the time.

THE UNIVERSAL MAN

• Michelangelo and Davinci called them selves the universal man
• Leo believed painting was a much higher than sculpture
• Which in turn caused an argument between the two

PATRONS

• He was always looking for a sponsor/patrons
• all the popes were killing each other
• And he went from patron to patron
• Until all the popes were dead then the french king sponsored him

MONA LISA

• Mona Lisa, Last Supper and Vitruvian man are said to be among the best in the Renaissance
• Mona Lisa theory #1: Her smile means she was secretly pregnant,
• #2: She was amused by the musicians and clowns who entertained her,
• Another theory says the Mona Lisa is a portrait of Leonardo himself, slyly disguised.

W.O.W

• When the popes were at war he would come up with ideas for Weapons Of War
• Like crossbows and swords to slice people up
• Sometimes the Popes didn't want him to make them weapons,

BIOGRAPHY

• Tendency to start projects then abandon them
• Trained in florence till he was 30
• Is said to have invented the modern scientific diagram

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Oliver Stretton-Pow
• http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists/leonardodavinci.html

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