Leonardo Da Vinci Wednesday, November 24, 2010 5:40 PM
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Leonardo = The Renaissance Man
What were his fields of expertise?
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History Page 1 Image is one of Verrochio's sculptures - Leonardo was his apprentice.
Leonardo's youth and apprenticeship -
Grew up in Venice and was apprenticed to Verrocchio in 1466. It was the same year that Veroccio's master, Donatello, died. marriage
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Sforza Castle
In a letter to Ludovico il Moro he claimed to be able to create all sorts of machines both for the protection of a city and for siege. When he fled to Venice in 1499 he found employment as an engineer and devised a system of moveable barricades to protect the city from attack. He also had a scheme for diverting the flow of the Arno River, a project on which Niccolò Machiavelli also worked.[91][92] Leonardo's journals include a vast number of inventions, both practical and impractical. They include musical instruments, hydraulic pumps, reversible crank mechanisms, finned mortar shells, and a steam cannon.[10] [16]
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Leonardo later wrote in the margin of a journal "The Medici Sforza Castle in the 16th century made me and the Medici destroyed me." While it was Pasted from Pasted from Meeting Salia History Page 2 Meeting Salia Giacomo came to live with me on St Mary Magdalene's day (22 July) 1490, aged ten years. The second day I had two shirts cut out for him, a pair of hose and a jerkin, and when I put aside some money to pay for these things he stole the money (4 lire) out of the purse; and I could never make him confess although I was quite certain of it. The day after I went to sup with Giacomo Andrea, and the said Giacomo supped for two and did mischief for four, for he broke three cruets and spilled the wine." And then in the margin, ladro, bugiardo, ostinato, ghiotto--thief, liar, obstinate, glutton. Pasted from This picture should be a good reference for the drawing because Salai called him a god-man, so with this perspective, it should help with that impression. Salia - father was a boot maker. Apprenticeship. Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno, nicknamed Salai or Il Salaino ("The Little Unclean One" i.e., the devil), entered Leonardo's household in 1490. After only a year, Leonardo made a list of his misdemeanours, calling him "a thief, a liar, stubborn, and a glutton", after he had made off with money and valuables on at least five occasions, and spent a fortune on clothes.[58] Nevertheless, Leonardo treated him with great indulgence and he remained in Leonardo's household for the next thirty years.[59] Salai executed a number of paintings under the name of Andrea Salai, but although Vasari claims that Leonardo "taught him a great deal about painting",[37] his work is generally considered to be of less artistic merit than others among Leonardo's pupils, such as Marco d'Oggione and Boltraffio. In 1515, he painted a nude version of the Mona Lisa, known as Monna Vanna.[60] Salai owned the Mona Lisa at the time of his death in 1525, and in his will it was assessed at 505 lire, an exceptionally high valuation for a small panel portrait.[61] Pasted from Descriptions and portraits of Leonardo combine to create an image of a man who was tall, athletic and extremely handsome. Portraits indicate that as an older man, he wore his hair long, at a time when most men wore it cropped short, or reaching to the shoulders. While most men were shaven or wore close-cropped beards, Leonardo's beard flowed over his chest. His clothing is described as being unusual in his choice of bright colours, and at a time when most mature men wore long garments, Leonardo's preferred outfit was the short tunic and hose generally worn by younger men. This image of Leonardo has been recreated in the statue of him that stands outside the Uffizi Gallery. Pasted from History Page 3 Horse sculpture is mentioned, so it would be great to get that in here. Be sure to include that he was kept so busy on other things for the Duke that he had little time to bring this one to completion. 80 tons of Bronze Ludvico Sfonza tried to manipulate the leaders of France and other countires to his own benefit and inadvertently started the Italian War. The 80 tons of bronze ended up being used for weapons The court was in the control of one of the kings that he angered that started the war. They used Davincis clay sculture for the horse as target practice. Davinci had to really work to fix it back up again. Modern recreation of Leanardo's horse http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_horse_milano.jpg By goatling (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmchoco/63394549/) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons from Wikimedia Commons History Page 4 The marriage pageant. January 1491. Character analysis of Ludovico Moro - How the Duke wanted a big pageant not to impress his bride but to make a statement to the one he really wanted, "You could have had me!" Moore because of dark skin. Leonardo - didn't have to make something for generations to come, so he could really go wild, live in the moment. That was how Salai was. Salia had no talent, but he accepted it and made no pretenses. It made him empty of jealousy, unlike the other apprentices. Public domain Pasted from The 15 year old quickly charmed the court. This is a portrait of Beatrice, stry heroine that was painted by Leonardo as a wedding gift Pasted from Skip Cecilia, mistress and mother of his son in the same year that he married Beatrice. Sat for Leonardo in about 1489. History Page 5 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Lady_with_an_Ermine.jpg Leonardo da Vinci [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons from Wikimedia Commons This is Bianca Sforza - 1482 to 1496) daughter of Ludovio and mistress Bernadine de Corradis. Peter Silverman, an art collector, had an amazing luck – in 2007 he bought a painting “Young Girl in Profile in Renaissance Dress” on ordinary sale at price of £12 000. Scientific research confirmed, that this can be unknown portrait made by Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century. And in fact it’s worth millions of pounds! The same painting was sold in 1998 in Fine Art Auction House Christie’s as “German, early 19th century”. World’s best art-authorities committed a huge mistake – and weird is that someone noticed this, bought the painting, gave to examination and became a millionaire from day-to-day. A Paris laboratory discovered that a fingerprint near the top of the left site of the work is very similar to Leonardo’s – to make a comparison other works of this renaissance genius were used. Besides this one element there are also other things that might speak for the theory of Leonardo da Vinci autorship – similarity with other his works, left handedness of the artist, soft drawing and perfect chiaroscuro. Painting was made with chalk and colour inks, and it Pasted from Pasted from The Last Supper The plaster wasn’t completely dried and some damage resulted that began in just a year. It was one of his most famous works. He set his apostles up in groups of three which was an unusual arrangement compared to other artist’s work with the same topic. Jesus is at the vanishing point which brings your eyes right to him. Pasted from History Page 6 Pasted from This image is a faithful digitisation of a unique historic image, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the person who created the image or the agency employing the person. It is believed that the use of this image may qualify as fair use under United States copyright law. Other use of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Fair use for more information. Please remember that the non-free content criteria require that non-free images on Wikipedia must not "[be] used in a manner that is likely to replace the original market role of the original copyrighted media." Use of historic images from press agencies must only be used in a transformative nature, when the image itself is the subject of commentary rather than the event it depicts (which is the original market role, and is not allowed per policy). A rationale must be provided for every article any non-free image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria. Source and other copyright information must also be provided. If this tag does not accurately describe this image, please replace it with an appropriate one. Pasted from 3rd of January 1497 at the age of 22. Died in childbirth. Two sons survived from earlier pregnancies. On the 3rd of January 1497, as the result of a difficult child- birth, Beatrice, his wife, died. Ludovico was inconsolable, and the entire court was shrouded in gloom.[6]. Ludovico had also hoped that by involving France, and the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I, in Italian politics, he could manipulate the two and reap the rewards himself, and was thus responsible for starting the Italian Wars. At first, Ludovico defeated the French at the Battle of Fornovo in 1495 (making weapons from 80 tons of bronze originally intended for Leonardo da Vinci's equestrian statue of the duke). However, with the death of Charles, the French Throne was inherited by his cousin, Louis of Orléans, who became Louis XII of France. The new king had a hereditary claim to Milan, as his paternal grandmother was Valentina Visconti, daughter of Giangaleazzo Visconti, the first Duke of Milan. Hence in 1498 he descended upon Milan. As none of the other Italian states would help the ruler who had invited the French into Italy 4 years earlier, Louis was Pasted from History Page 7 life, he spent his last years in the underground dungeon at Loches, where he died on May 17, 1508. The Swiss later executed a soldier from Uri, called Hans Turmann, who had, they claimed, betrayed Ludovico for money. The Swiss later restored the duchy of Milan to Ludovico's son, Maximilian Sforza. His other son, Francesco II, also held the Duchy of Milan for a short period. Pasted from According to Wikipedia - Only known female (not romantic) friend of Leanardo was Isabelle d'este According to our story - She is the spoiled sister and rival of Beatrice. My Leadardo book mentions that she hounded Lepdardo about making a color portrait for her. Public domain Pasted from In 1497 there had been a Vanities Bonfire. Sandro Botocceli took part in this event. He was the painter of the Birth of Venus. He was in desperate poverty by the time Leonardo returned. By 1504 he was on a committee to relocate Michelangelo's David - against the wishes of Michelangelo. From 1506 forward he would move frequently between Milan and Florence working on commissions. Savronel Pasted from Public domain A margin note by Agostino Vespucci from October 1503 in a book in the library of the University of Heidelberg identifies Lisa del Giocondo as the model of Mona Lisa. History Page 8 a book in the library of the University of Heidelberg identifies Lisa del Giocondo as the model of Mona Lisa. Public domain http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mona_Lisa.jpeg Leonardo da Vinci [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons from Wikimedia Commons When Leonardo died, he had only three paintings and a few books for possessions. One of the paintings was the Mona Lisa. Mona Lisa was completed shortly before his death and was sold to the King of France by Salai's heirs. At one point, it was in Napoleon's bedroom. Pasted from This image is in the public domain because under United States copyright law, originality of expression is necessary for copyright protection, and a mere photograph of an out-of-copyright two-dimensional work may not be protected under American copyright law. The official position of the Wikimedia Foundation is that all reproductions of public domain works should be considered to be in the public domain regardless of their country of origin (even in countries where mere labor is enough to make a reproduction eligible for protection). Pasted from History Page 9 History Page 10