1. Leonardo Da Vinci 1452-1519

2. Born in Vinci, Tuscany, Italy (15 th Apr. 1452) Mother – Catarina, father – Ser Piero, a public notary Went to school there, studied geometry and Latin He lived there until he was 14 Then moved to Florence where he began an apprenticeship in the workshop of Verrocchio.

3. started an apprenticeship in the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio 1466 (sculptor, painter, goldsmith, bronze caster and more) First he mixed colors and then he painted simple parts of paintings, taught himself to paint in oils at this time He surpassed Verrocchio and it is said that Verrocchio never painted again after that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =afls8-918rw

4. "Baptism of Christ", 1472-1475, assisted his master Verrocchio

5. Renaissance Man- someone who can do a lot of things well. scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. Probably because of his abundance of diverse interests, da Vinci failed to complete a significant number of his paintings and projects. He spent a great deal of time immersing himself in nature, testing scientific laws, dissecting bodies (human and animal) and thinking and writing about his observations. Only 15 of his paintings have survived

6. At 22, accused to have a homosexual affair with Jacopo Saltarelli (a model), acquittal, but was acquitted.

7. The Last Supper IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU THINK. 15 feet by 29 feet. Painted on dry plaster, led to its demise A tempera and oil mural on plaster

8. THE LAST SUPPER CAPTURES A CLIMACTIC MOMENT. THE MOMENT RIGHT AFTER JESUS ANNOUNCES THAT SOMEONE WILL BETRAY HIM. RENOVATIONS ELIMINATED A PORTION OF THE LAST SUPPER. In 1652, a doorway was added to the wall that holds the painting. Its construction meant that a lower central chunk of the piece—which included Jesus' feet—was lost. http://www.history.com/topics/leon ardo-da-vinci

9. “Mona Lisa” (1503-1505/1507) Private commission He never gave it to the person, but kept it until he died Sfumato (smoky effect) also known as Aerial perspective http://www.history.com/topics/leonardo-da-vinci/videos/historys-burning- questions-mona-lisa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMDPq_hBOGc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IitbJszd1kM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =aDBEYOdD9FM

10. Vitruvian man The drawing is based on the correlations of ideal human proportions with geometry described by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius human proportionsVitruvius https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =aMsaFP3kgqQ

11. The Benois Madonna, 1478

12. St.Jermoe, 1481 Never finished Now in the Vatican

13. “The virgin of the Rocks”, 1483 - 86

14. By Cesare Mussini (1929)the last meeting

15. Inventor Filled up a notebook with things he invented. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwOlIGGDVjE

16. Interesting facts: Leonardo was left handed Left many of his paintings unfinished, or destroyed them. Loved animals, despised war, but invented war machines Invented the bicycle Was dyslexic Dug up graves at night to study the body https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =MOVMEbdC0mQ