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Leonardo da Vinci
flat =Overview of Leonardo da Vinci=

Leonardo da Vinci was a man of the Renaissance time period. He painted the Mona Lisa. He also was a skilled architect. He was a vegetarian because he wouldn’t eat anything that was once alive. Leonardo Da Vinci was a skilled man. He sketched many of pictures. Leonardo da Vinci also sketched many self portraits of himself. Da Vinci was a weapons designer too.[1] He designed the first and working armored tank. He sketched a war chariot. Da Vinci like lots of people wanted to know how things worked.[4]Da Vinci designed an early type of submarine. Leonardo da Vinci lived from 1452-1519. Renaissance means the time of rebirth. Where people who forgot how curious became curious again. Leonardo da Vinci was curious about life and everything came into balance. So he started designing objects that worked in an odder way than objects worked in his time period. He was 100 years smarter than his time period. [8]

=Leonardo da Vinci's Life as a Young Man=

Leonardo was born April 15 1452 in Vinci. His father and mother never married. He was apprenticed to an artist named Andrea del Verrocchio when he was 15. In 1472 he was accepted into the painter’s guild of Florence. He remained with Verrocchio for 5 more years in which he sketched out in pen or pencil things such as weapons and inventions.[2] In 1478 The Annunciation was painted. Originally it was credited to da Vinci it is now credited to Lorenzo de Credi. And in 1481 he started “The Adoration of The Magi”.[3] In 1482 he moved to Milan to work for the duke. Strangely enough he left with an unfinished painting and some that never began. He stayed in Milan for 17 years. While in Milan he completed 6 works. For example he painted “The Virgin of The Rocks” during that time. Also “The last Supper” was commissioned then. [2] From left to right here are the people in it; Bartholomew, James Minor, Andrew, Judas (holding a small bag, possibly of silver?), Peter (holding knife), John (not a woman), Christ, Thomas, James Major, Philip, Matthew, Thaddeus and Simon. [5] During this time he decided he would sculpt a giant bronze horse for the duke of Milan. This enormous sculpture was never finished. In a war with the French the bronze for the sculpture was melted down to make cannons. [2]

=What Leonardo's life was as a child?= He was born in 1452. He was born to unmarried parents. His name wasn't Leonardo da Vinci. His real name was Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci. If Leonardo da Vinci was his name it would mean Leonardo of Vinci. Vinci is a place in Florence, Italy. [9] = =

Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo "of" Vinci. = = =What was in Leonardo’s books?= If you respect Leonardo da Vinci mainly for his contributions to science, you will undoubtedly appreciate Leonardo's books. It comprises all of his drawings and notes on human anatomy, fetal anatomy, and the position of organs within the human body. It also covers Leonardo’s comparative anatomy studies, including his dissection and examination of certain animals in order to compare them to the human species.

=The Bronze Horse= Once completed, the horse was to stand 24 feet high. ‘Da Vinci, an expert perfectionist, spent years making sketches. Then, Leonardo sculpted a full-size clay model. Later, Leonardo was set to cast it in bronze. The French army was a threat, because bronze was needed to build. French used his clay model just as target practice! Then, a retired American pilot was fascinated by the story of the bronze horse, and founded an organization that would finish the Leonardo ‘Da Vinci sculpture. [5].In 1999, the statue was unveiled the 24 foot bronze horse in Milan, Italy, and a month later, a second statue was unveiled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, bringing ‘Da Vinci’s beloved sculpture to be loved all over! Leonardo you would think he got taught by someone right. Well your wrong Leonardo taught himself when he knew nothing. When he was 14 he moved to Florence and joined the renaissances. Leonardo da Vinci was into framework, zoology, botany, geology, optics, aerodynamics and hydrodynamics. But Leonardo is mostly known for study of framework, zoology, geology, and botany. [6] Bronze horse by DaVinci

=Leonardo's inventions=

Giant Crossbow
This is one of Leonardo's war inventions. You would think it shoots giant crossbows right. NO! It shoots stones and flaming bombs. You wouldn’t pull anything to make it shoot. You would use a mallet to knock a pin holder out of place. Then, it will shoot. However, this weapon wasn’t used to fight! It was used to make the enemy flee. Leonardo always had a brilliant mind. [7] Giant cross bow by Leonardo da Vinci. =Leonardo da Vinci's Cannon= Leonardo da Vinci created the first ever cannon. ‘Da Vinci created lots of inventions but none that could blow through walls or shoot a ten pound ball soaring through castle walls and maybe keep going. As a military engineer, one of Leonardo da Vinci's key beliefs was that mobility was crucial to victory on the battlefield. This idea is seen in his triple barrel cannon invention. [10]

=Leonardo da Vinci's Timeline= Leonardo's timeline media type="custom" key="12586950"

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How did ‘daVinci pass-away?

On May, 2, 1519 he passed away. He was sick for several months! He was diagnosed with paroxysm. Paroxysm is a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity. =**References **= 1."Leonardo Da Vinci (14521519) | Thematic Essay | HeilbrunnHistory | The Metropolitan Museum of Art." //The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Home//. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. .

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