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Leonardo Da Vinci

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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LEONARDO DA VINCI

Created by: Anneke da Turlock & Danielle da Show Low
Photo by archer10 (Dennis)
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THE BASICS

  • Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci
  • Born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy
  • "da Vinci" stands for "of Vinci"
  • Died on May 2, 1519 in Amboise, France
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NOT ONLY AN ARTIST, BUT ALSO:

  • An inventor
  • A scientist
  • A mathmatician
  • A Musician
  • A writer
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Photo by Celestine Chua
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"Inventor Ahead of His Time"

  • Sketchbooks show that Da Vinci envisioned things his era didn't have the technology for
  • He was interested in weapons, flying machines, water systems, and tools
  • He had sketches for a parachute, machine gun, helicopter, bicycle, and ball bearings
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MIRROR WRITING

  • Da Vinci invented his own shorthand
  • "Mirror Writing"
  • He wrote from right to left in Italian
  • He only wrote normally when he wanted his writings to be read
  • He was left handed
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THEORIES

  • He didn't want his ideas to be stolen
  • He was hiding his scientific ideas from the Catholic Church
  • Writing left to right was messy for a lefty
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MONA LISA

  • One of the world's most famous paintings
  • Painted from 1503-1506 in Florence, Italy
  • Currently in The Louvre in Paris, France
Photo by Songkran
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MONA LISA STOLEN

  • Stolen on August 21, 1911
  • 2 years later the thief sold the painting to an antique dealer
  • The thief called himself Leonardo Vincenzo
  • His real name was Vincenzo Peruggia
  • He didn't want to destroy the painting, only return it to Italy
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THE LAST SUPPER

  • Painted from 1492-1498
  • Captures the reactions of the Apostles
  • Painted on the wall of the Santa Maria delle Grazin in Milan
  • The Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, commissioned da Vinci
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FUN FACTS

  • Wrote with one hand and drew with the other at the same time
  • Bill Gates bought his scientific writings for $30 million in 1994
  • First to explain "why the sky is blue"
  • In 2000 a skydiver landed a parachute using da Vinci's designs
  • The Mona Lisa is said to be a self portrait of Leonardo
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