The Universal Man

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Leonardo’s Family Tree Ser Guido di Ser Michele da Vinci GiovanniPiero Antonio Lucia ViolanteFrancescoPiero Lucrezia Margherita Francesca Albiera GiulanAntonio 2 Daughters7 Sons Catarina

Leonardo’s Steps In Life  Born on April 15, 1452  Lived with Dad Piero  Lived in Anchiano and Vinci for 14 years Anchiano/Vinci

 Apprentice of Andrea del Verrocchio  Paints angel in “The Baptism of Christ”  Accused of homosexual affair  1478: Becomes independent master  Lived in Florence Leonardo’s Steps In Life Florence

Leonardo’s Steps In Life  Worked for duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza  Supposed to work on war machines Milan  Had apprentices in Milan  Lived in Milan

Leonardo’s Steps In Life  Lived in Florence, Milan, Venice, Rome, and Amboise  Consultant for architectural matters in Venice  In Rome under patronage of Pope Leo X  Died on May 2, 1519 in Amboise

Leonardo The Artist  Most famous work  Mysterious smile and woman  Lots of attempts to steal or even destroy it  Today in Louvre, Paris Mona Lisa ( )

Leonardo The Artist  Shows Christ surrounded by the apostles  Experimental use of oil on dry plaster  That’s why deterioration went so fast  Many attempts to restore it The Last Supper ( )

Leonardo The Artist  Only known authentic self portrait  Today in Biblioteca Reale/Turin  Was 58 when he started Self Portrait ( )

Leonardo The Inventor  Designs of:  Multi barrel gun  Tank  Crossbow machine  Submarine Military Machines

Leonardo The Inventor  Designs of:  Automobile  Helicopter  Flying machines Transportation

Leonardo The Inventor  Robot  Water canals  Water pumps  Clocks  Bridges Also Designed

Leonardo The Scientist  Studies of heart, arms, legs, muscles, and an unborn baby  Most famous is “Vitruvian Man”  Picture on the back of the Italian 1-Euro coin Anatomy

Leonardo The Scientist  Loved animals  Became vegetarian  Horses were his favorites  Lots of horse drawings  Trained horses on his own Animals

Leonardo The Scientist Other Areas Of Studies BotanyAstronomy MathematicsGeology

His Other Occupations  Was consultant for architectural matters in Venice  Planned the “ideal city”  Mostly plans for cathedrals Architecture

His Other Occupations  Plans of Imola, Arezza, and Arno  Very accurate plans  In traditional style Cartography

His Other Occupations  Played number of musical instruments  Drew plans for many new instruments  Various flutes  Improved instruments Music

The Stream A mountain stream, forgetting that it owed its water to the rain and little brooks, decided to swell until it became as big as a river. So it began to dash itself violently against its banks, noisily tearing away soil and stones in order to widen its bed. But when the rains stopped, the waters shrank. The poor stream found itself caught among the stones it had torn from its banks, and was forced with much labor to hew itself a new path down into the valley. Moral: He who wants too much gets nothing. His Other Occupations  Wrote many short fables  Some are still told in Tuscany Fables

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