1	LEONARDO DA VINCI Alex G. Period 1 2005-2006
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3	This slideshow was made by: Me! (from left to right: Tyler, me, Kara)
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5	What he said… "One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself." "Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind."
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7	What were the main points of his life? ---1452-1472-1483-1485-1500-1503-1516-1519--- 1452=Leonardo was born 1472=Accepted into the guild of Florence 1483=Paints Virgin on the Rocks 1485=Paints Lady with Ermine 1500=Returns to Florence 1503=Commissioned to paint a few pictures 1516=King of France invites Leonardo to come work for him 1519=Dies in France
8	Birth Born: April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy Born at 3 o’clock in the morning
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10	Death
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12	Birthplace Birthplace of Leonardo Renaissance time Farm house 3 km from Vinci Lived there w/ family since the 13^th century It was restored in 1986
13	Leonardo’s Parents Mother was named Caterina She was most likely a peasant girl Father was named Ser Piero d’ Antonio He was a 25 year old public notary
14	Being Baptized….. Chapel where Leonardo was baptized Christened by Piero da Bartolomeo Christened to the name Lionardo and not Leonardo.
15	Early schooling Learned to write, to read and to calculate Tried to improve knowledge in Latin Went to this school and lived in Vinci until 1466
16	Early Childhood Probably lived in Anchiano for five years Then settled in Vinci (top) his home in Vinci (below) map of the Vinci area
17	A little about Vinci Vinci extends over an area of 54 sq. km At the foot of "Monte Albano" Gorgeous view of Vinci (right) recent picture
18	Apprenticeship 1467 Age of 14 he moved to Florence Worked at workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio Picture shows Andrea del Verrocchio Worked with Botticelli, Perugino and Lorenzo di Credi Verrocchio had much influence on Leonardo (Right) Andrea del Verrocchio
19	Florence Began mixing colors and simple parts of paintings No works known between 1466-1472 Painted with oils (Left) Florence, 15th century
20	Campagnia de Pittori June 14, 1472 he signed Register of painters Was listed in red book from Florence campagnia de Pittorio Picture shows cut of book where Leonardo is listed with native name Lionardo
21	First works Pen and ink August 5^th, 1473 Landscape drawing of Arnovalley Earth-tone colors
22	Much, Much more… He was more than just a painter… Architect Civil Engineer Astronomist Zoologist Geologist
23	Was Leonardo gay? Painted more naked men, not women Nobody truly knows if he was or was not (left and right) Pictures of several men he drew
24	Cenozoic Mollusks New rocks and fossils very well, especially Cenozoic Mollusks Cenozoic Mollusks where found in Native North Italy Had many opportunities to observe them (Right) Cenozoic Mollusks
25	Calm or Rough? Was a vegetarian Loved animals Disliked war Yet, he designed military machines and weapons (top) picture of a gibbon (yup, like my last name!) (bottom) picture of a Leopard
26	Building Military Machines Da Vinci and Michelangelo were not only painters Often they were military engineers Da Vinci sketched many pumps, military weapons, and more
27	Automobile He tried to power it with a modified clockwork mechanism One of his best-known inventions He did intense research (background) his sketch of the automobile
28	Flying Machine Next to his automobile, this was very popular It showed how a flying thing can be powerd by humans
29	Baptism of Christ 1476 Leonardo and Verrochio Baptism of Christ Ordered from Verrochio by cloister S.Salvi
30	Duke of Milan In the Dukes of Milan’s staff book Leonardo was described as “Painter and Engineer of the duke” Duke of Milan appreciated Leonardo very much (Right) Duke of Milan at an old age
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32	Links for Leonardo http://www.kausal.com/leonardo/anchiano.html http://www.answers.com/leonardo%20davinci http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/leonardo_da_vinci.html http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/leonardo.html http://www/groups-dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Leonardo.html http://www.crystalinks.com/davinci.html http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo http://www.kausal.com/leonardo/rotbuchg.html http://www.leonet.com/ http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Leonardo.html http://www.princeton.edu/~his291/Leonardo_Bombardment.html http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/vinci.html http://www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/globe/leonardo_da_vinci.htm http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/
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