Leonardo da Vinci
Date: 1503
Scientist, architect, philosopher, engineer, anatomist, composer, writer, inventor, Leonardo Da Vinci was a man of many skills!
Leonardo is one of the most important people who contributed a lot during the Renaissance. He studied the human body, and made a famous drawing called the "Vitruvian Man". He dreamt of letting people fly and even tried to make a flying machine that made an actual test flight in January 1496, which was an utter failure!
Scientist, architect, philosopher, engineer, anatomist, composer, writer, inventor, Leonardo Da Vinci was a man of many skills!
Leonardo is one of the most important people who contributed a lot during the Renaissance. He studied the human body, and made a famous drawing called the "Vitruvian Man". He dreamt of letting people fly and even tried to make a flying machine that made an actual test flight in January 1496, which was an utter failure!
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But Da Vinci is probably best known for his paintings. Think of "The Last Supper", depicting Jesus his final meal with his disciples. And of course "Mona Lisa" maybe the worlds most renowned painting ever. Leonardo da Vinci painted this beautiful painting around the year 1503.
Nowadays it can be seen at the Louvre in Paris and almost 20.000 people a day visit this museum in just for this painting alone. Although there are an immense amount of fascinating paintings and other works of art at the Louvre. |
The Mona Lisa 1503
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The Last Supper (1490s)
Did you know?
Although we nowadays consider Leonardo Da Vinci a true genius, did you know he never had any formal education? He earned the basics of reading, writing and math but everything else, he taught himself!
Although we nowadays consider Leonardo Da Vinci a true genius, did you know he never had any formal education? He earned the basics of reading, writing and math but everything else, he taught himself!
Location:
The Mona Lisa can be found at the Louver, Paris, France.
The Mona Lisa can be found at the Louver, Paris, France.
