Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was a true genius who graced this world with his presence from April 15, 1452 to May 2, 1519 He is among the most influential artists in history, having left a significant legacy not only in the realm of art but in science as well, each discipline informing his mastery of the other
Leonardo da Vinci Biography Born in 1452 in Vinci, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci focused on the laws of sciences and nature early in his life This respect and knowledge allowed him to depict these things in his artwork They not only helped inform him as a painter, but also as a sculptor, draftsmen, and an inventor
Star of Bethlehem - by Leonardo da Vinci Star of Bethlehem - by Leonardo da Vinci An exquisite drawing of plant form, this Star of Bethlehem is dated around 1506-8 and is in pen and ink over red chalk underdrawing
Robotic Knight - by Leonardo da Vinci If Leonardo da Vinci's self-propelled cart was the first working design for a robotic vehicle, then the robotic knight would have been the first humanoid robot, a real 15th century C-3PO Da Vinci was fascinated by human anatomy and spent long hours dissecting corpses in order to figure out how the human body worked
Design for a Giant Crossbow - by Leonardo da Vinci Design for a Giant Crossbow - by Leonardo da Vinci A certain ambivalence is apparent in Leonardo da Vinci's military engineering Leonardo was irresistibly attracted by the possibility of perfecting weapons, not only as a technical challenge but also more profoundly in terms of the physical principles involved
The Virgin of the Rocks - by Leonardo Da Vinci The Virgin of the Rocks (sometimes The Madonna of the Rocks) is the name used for two Leonardo da Vinci's paintings, of the same subject, and of a composition which is identical except for two significant details One painting usually hangs in the Louvre, Paris, and the other in the National Gallery, London
Paintings by Leonardo da Vinci Masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci; The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci; The Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci; The Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci; Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci; The Adoration of the Magi by Leonardo da Vinci; The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci; Head of a Young Woman by
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness - by Leonardo da Vinci Saint Jerome in the Wilderness - by Leonardo da Vinci It was during a difficult period in his life, just prior to departing for Milan in 1482, that Leonardo worked on his most tragic painting and yet another destined to remain unfinished
Leda and the Swan by Leonardo da Vinci Leda and the Swan Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci Of the two cartoons Leonardo did for this work one showed Leda kneeling and used mostly curved lines to suggest a writhing movement which emphasized fertility; the other had her in a standing position
10 Leonardo da Vinci Facts That Might Surprise You The epitome of the Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci was an accomplished musician as well as a master painter He sang in addition to playing the lyre and the flute, frequently at gatherings of the nobility and at his patrons' palaces