The Renaissance and Leonardo Davinci
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Leonardo had an unusual way of writing. What was it?
He wrote backward/mirror image
Who were the two artists that competed with da Vinci?
Michaelangelo and Raphael
What was da Vinci's greatest fault?
He never finished things.
List two of his most famous paintings?
Mona Lisa and Last Supper
What happened to da Vinci's horse sculpture?
the French shot at it for target practice
What are three plans of modern technology he designed?
bicycle, helicopter, airplane
What did da Vinci design to improve sanitation conditions?
sewer
What unusual method did he use to study bodies?
he studied dead corpses
Who was da Vinci's teacher/master artist?
Verrocchio
Why did Verrocchio retire?
He could not paint as well as da Vinci.
When was da Vinci born?
April 15, 1452
Where was he born?
Vinci, Italy
When did he die?
May 2, 1519
What was the period or style of painting he worked in?
Renaissance
How many years before the first bicycle was built did Leo design one?
300 years
Why did Leo consider himself a disappointment?
he didn't reach the goals he set for himself
Who raised Leo as a young boy?
his grandparents
What did Leo love to sketch and observe while taking walks?
nature
What powerful family ruled Florence during this time?
Medici
What did patrons often do with the paintings they ordered?
gave them to the churches
Adding ---- to a painting makes it much more expensive?
gold leaf
What might a patron have the artist add to their painting?
the patron and his family (to make themselves look important)
How long did Leo stay with Verrocchio?
13 years
What was the first book printed with Gutenberg's machine?
the Bible
How did Leo learn so much about the world?
he read lots of books
What is it called when things closeby appear larger than things further away?
perspective
What does the word "renaissance" mean?
rebirth
During the renaissance painters made people look more?
lifelike
What was the name of the painting Leo finished when he was 26?
The Annunciation
How many paintings do we know Leo painted?
13
When he was 30, Leo left Florence to go live in...?
Milan
What family member took a special interest in Leonardo as a young boy?
his uncle
What did people write on before paper was invented?
parchment
What was parchment made of?
Animal Skins
How old was Leonardo when he went to live with del Verrocchio?
12 years
What is a fresco?
a painting done directly on a wall
What two materials did Leonard make his sculptures from?
marble and bronze
Hard brushes were made with what animal hair?
hog's hair
What did painters use to make red paint?
bugs/beetles
What type of paintings were fairly unpopular in the 1400s?
Landscape
In a painting titled "The Baptism of Christ" Leonardo painted a lifelike....?
angel
In Leonardo's time people thought this was the center of the universe.
The Earth
What project did Leonardo work on but was never able to finish?
a sculpture of a horse
How much bigger than a real horse was Leonardo's horse expected to be?
three times bigger
What would the horse statue be made from?
bronze
It took Leonardo how many years to make a full-sized, clay model of the horse?
10 years
What is the major drawback of painting frescos?
Once it is painted, the artist cannot make corrections or changes
How many figures were seated at the table in the painting The Last Supper?
13 people
The Last Supper became famous throughout Italy for being...?
lifelike/dramatic
Leonardo kept books of his drawings and planned to write an...?
encyclopedia
A famous person now owns some of Leonardo's original sketches. Who?
Bill Gates
What is the collection called (the one that Bill Gates owns)?
Codex Atlanticus
Many of Leonardo's sketches were of ...?
water
Was Leonardo right or left handed?
left handed
He was fascinated by what kind of parts?
machine parts
Leonardo also drew many sketches of what animal?
birds
What giant weapon did Leonardo deisgn?
a crossbow
Leonardo was fascinated by the human body. What did he do to understand it?
cut into dead bodies/dissected bodies
In public, Michaelangelo made fun of Leonardo for what?
never finishing his horse statue
What did Leonardo do with the Mona Lisa?
kept it for the rest of his life