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    Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (or put simply, Leonardo da Vinci) was born on April 15, 1452, in a small town called Anchiano in Italy to Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci and Caterina da Vinci out of wedlock and died May 2, 1519 in Clos Lucé, Amboise, France. Known as the “Renaissance Man”, da Vinci was an Italian mathematician, artist, scientist, and inventor. He had numerous paintings such as the “Mona Lisa”, “The Last Supper”, “The Virgin on the Rocks”, and “St. John the Baptist”, but his two

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    Introduction The work of art that I selected was Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper. The painting is an illustration of Christ’s final meal with his apostles, and has been argued to bear resemblance to the traditional Passover meal. As noted in the book Art Past Art Present Christ reveals to his apostles that “One of you will betray”. The painting captures the facial reactions of the people when Christ says these words. Some of the notable reactions include Philip pointing to himself illustrating him

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    We all know of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci for his mysterious smiling lady, and the amazing portrayal of the Last Supper, but did you know that he was also an inventor, a sculptor, architect, scientist, musician, mathematician, engineer, geologist, writer, historian, and astronomer? Looks like there’s more to this famous artist than we thought. The amazing thing about all of these things is that they all have one thing or another to do with art. In the case of the painting the “Last Supper, Astronomy

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    Leonardo's Notebooks

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    People from around the globe easily recognize the phenomenal work of Leonardo da Vinci. Perhaps the most famous of all his work is the Mona Lisa, with an impressive six million annual visitors. Incidentally, there is an abundance of works by Leonardo da Vinci that the majority of people have yet to even hear about. Admittedly, these works were not created with the intent of being seen outside the artist’s studio, but rather to aid in his critical thinking process. These works are mostly comprised

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    The Renaissance Era

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    in the past it continues to live on throughout many different fields of art, theories and movements. However, paintings such as “the Mona Lisa”, “The School of Athens”, and “The Arnolfini Portrait” which were created by the great innovators Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Jan van Eyck respectively, tend to be more symbolic and exemplary of the spirit of the renaissance era. The Renaissance era was faced with the hundred years war, the black death, classicism and the issues of religion, such as

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    After performing autopsies of dead corpses, da Vinci was able to fill his sketch books with detailed drawings of human skeletal structures, muscles, and organs. It is my ambition to complete my undergraduate studies with a major in biology, further my education by attending medical school, and become a pediatric surgeon. Traveling back to the Renaissance would give me the chance to meet Leonardo and become aware of the love he showed for the human body. The purpose of

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    Lisa has to be one of my favorite paintings of all time and has lead me to use this specific painting as a topic for this paper. Not to mention the love I have for Leonardo da Vinci. I, myself have always been drawn to da Vinci’s paintings and all of his other achievements that he has given us during his life. I, like Leonardo da Vinci love art and science just as much as it seems he did. He shares a love of art and a fondness for science. It also seems that he loves a good mystery, and the Mona Lisa

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    Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper is a powerful work that depicts the final gathering of Jesus Christ and all of his disciples before he faced crucifixion. The Last Supper is a powerful moment in history that shows what Jesus thought about his life on Earth and how he felt about his disciples. The image portrayed by da Vinci shows the many different emotions and meanings behind the painting, which makes it a great resource to study more fundamentals of art. Value, in this context, describes the

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    by making that which is not so appear raised and detached from the wall." () Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael are two examples of Italian Renaissance artist who influenced art throughout the centuries and mastered their fields. Madonna of the Rocks by Leonardo Da Vinci portrays the concepts of chiaroscuro and sfumato through lines, depth, perspective, shadows and light. In addition, although Raphael was influenced by Leonardo, his work is known for conceptual clarity in form and his ease in composition

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    Rashpinder Kaur Sekhon 803074 Art 100(8) The Last Supper The Italian Renaissance artist Jacopo Tintoretto, painted The Last Supper in 1592-1594. The last supper is an oil painting on canvas and it is placed

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