He created two of the most respected pieces of art in human history, The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, both of which still maintain their credibility as masterpieces to this day. Da Vinci’s notebook also proved him to be a Renaissance man, he had many great ideas in various subjects including art, writing, anatomy and scientific design. Da Vinci’s notes show primitive ideas for inventions that wouldn’t be fully developed until centuries later. This flood of intelligence is what prevented a lot of his ideas from fully developing. Since da Vinci excelled in many subjects, he never had enough time in his life to completely focus on mastering one field in particular.
Then, Rillieux father send him to Paris best school (L'Ecole) were there were no racial restrictions, to study engineering. On Paris in L'Ecole the school he was attending he turned out to be a brilliant student, he showed an extraordinary skill on engineering, making his dad really proud. At the age of twenty-four he became a instructor of applied mechanics on the same school he studied in, also making him the youngest teacher there. Then in 1830 he published a series of papers on steam-engine work and steam economy that created favorable attention in scientific circle all over Europe. He also developed the theory of
Many people ask the question, would you rather live during the Renaissance or the Middle Ages? Personally, I would much rather live in the Renaissance period. I really enjoy trying new things and experiencing different aspects of life. I also like how the Renaissance is a time in which the great artists made their debut into the history books for their masterpieces. Two great timeless artists, Michelangelo and Leonardo, made their great masterpieces during this time.
Italy had great works of art that were created in that time. With all the great breakthroughs that happened during this time, people had become more aware of how the world worked and it greatly improved the people’s way of life. It started when the medieval ages were coming to an end, art started spreading and people became more open minded. Leonardo da Vinci was one of their most famous artist along with Raphael and Michelangelo. These men were great artist and their art is greatly recognized today.
This era gave birth to some of the most popular and distinguished pieces of art from all of western civilization. In the movie Amadeus, Mozart is depicted as a bit of an eccentric composer. The movie follows him through his childhood when he wrote his first symphonies, up until his abrupt death. The movie shows a human side to the composer that you cannot gain simply by listening to his music. It shows how he struggled while he was alive to earn for his family and profit off of his music.
Leonardo was an inventor and an innovator, always looking for a better way to do things. In addition, he was, one of the most influential painters of the High Renaissance. The key to understanding the revolutionary qualities of The Last Supper lies in the fact that, in the last quarter of the fifteenth century, Leonardo was engaged in creating an entirely new style of painting. He was involved in working out a solution to a problem that had confronted Florentine painters during the preceding century: the opposition "between a view which took the first function of art to be that of rationally and objectively describing physical
Career project reflection Well to start off for this semester I have been helping my dad rebuild a 1970 chevelle. During this project I have learned many things about myself and what it is I would like to do after high school. This project not only helped me as an individual but it also helped my relationship with my dad. My dad and I were close don’t get me wrong but this project made us even closer. I chose to do this for my project because I love cars and I love seeing how they work and to be able to say I built that car is a great accomplishment.
Over the course of history, many great individuals have come forth: thinkers, artists, scientists and leaders. Such men have often served as sources of inspiration for me. However, the man that comes to mind when asked to name a historical figure whose inspiration has had a profound effect on me is Leonardo da Vinci. Although renowned primarily as a painter, Leonardo da Vinci was very much a polymath, being skilled as a scientist, a mathematician, an engineer, an inventor, an anatomist and a writer. His versatility and wide scope of knowledge inspired me to develop the same in within myself.
He focus on developing education and new invention so he started to support for new scientific and artistic advances and seek out best possible education or their children. b. Leonardo Da Vinci: He represents for the “Renaissance man” because he contributed his talent in many careers including painter, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer and inventor. His representative dedication: Drawing of a man, Mona Lisa, The Proportions of Man. c. Michelangelo: he is brilliant artist who sculpted: David statue and drew “The birth of Adam”, etc. d. Gutenberg: invented Printing Press; e. Petrarch: Important writer and poet who spread Humanism, the Renaissance.
Andrea del Verrocchio's art embodied the style of the Renaissance because he portrayed realism and humanism, made three-dimensional paintings and sculptures using perspective and other skills. Verrocchio was born as Andrea di Michele di Francesco de’ Cioni on 1435 in Florence, Italy. Before being a painter and a sculptor, he was a goldsmith and took the name from his master he was studying under, Giuliano Verrocchio. It is indicated that he was also trained under Fra Filippo Lippi as a painter. As for his painting career, there is only a few paintings he is fully credited for or recognized as his work.