Wednesday 11 June 2014

The Renaissance



TASK - Research the works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and the patronage

Leonardo Da Vinci was considered to be a 'polymath', which meant his skills and knowledge covered a lot of different grounds such as painting, writing music, engineering and invention new revolutionary machines and a designer of architecture and was widely considered a genius by all.

He was one of the figure heads of the Renaissance period and therefore, is considered to be one of the founding fathers of classic art and inventions.

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'Lady with ermine' by Leonardo Da Vinci, 1490

One of his most famous paintings is 'The Mona Lisa', one of the most well-known paintings in the world.

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'The Mona Lisa' by Leonardo Da Vinci, 1506


Michelangelo was another 'Renaissance man' who was a high skilled genius who specialized in painting, sculpting, poetry and designing architecture.

His work would go on to influence Europe from the 1500's to the present day.

One of his most famous pieces is the painted roof of the Sistene Chapel depicting scenes from the book of genesis.



'The creation of Adam' from the roof of the sistene chapel by Michelangelo

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'The last judgment' from the roof of the sistene chapel by Michelangelo


Bibliography: 

http://www.fulltextarchive.com/page/The-Notebooks-of-Leonardo-Da-Vinci-Complete1/
http://podcast.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/2014/01/21/26-why-is-the-mona-lisa-famous/
http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/CSN/CSN_Main.html


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