Leonardo Da Vinci Biography
Leonardo Da Vinci BiographyLeonardo was the first artist who was the equal of
princes and popes. His acheivements in art and
science have inluenced the way we see and think
even today. No painting has ever exercised such
magic as the mona lisa and none has engraved
itself so deeply in our minds as the Last Supper.
Leonardo’s paintings like the smile of the Mona
Lisa move us in ways for which we cannot account
exept by the recognizing that they touch the very
mystery of life and creation.
I. Leonardo’s early life.
A. Leonardo was born in Vinci.
B. Born to a lawyer and a peasant woman.
II. Leonardo’s areas of interest.
A. Art.
1. More than 16 known paintings.
2. Most famous Mona Lisa.
B. Anatomy.
1. Extensive studies done on humans.
2. Drew first quadrant divided human.
C. Inventing.
1. Came up with ideas for helicopter,
parachutes, ect.
2. Many ideas ahead of time.
III. Acheivements.
A. Ideas for: extending ladders, helicopter,
airplane, and parachute.
B. Extensive studies of human and horse
anatomy.
C. An extensive collection of drawings and
paintings, most unfinished.
1. Mona Lisa believed to have his profile
painted in it.
2. The Last Supper.
3. Sketches of invention