Artist Report #1 The painting that I chose was Masaccio's, "The Tribute Money". In this painting, Masaccio displays his mastery of the human form. All of his figures stand in perfect contraposition giving them an easy, natural look. The story told in this painting is done in three parts, in "...
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Anchiano, Italy outside of Florence. He was the son of a Florentine notary, Piero da Vinci and a peasant woman named Caterina. Leonardo's parents were never married and only his father raised him. His father taught Leonardo's ed...
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci is one of the greatest men that history has produced. His contributions in the areas of art, inventing, and science are still among the most important that a single man has put forth, definitely making his a life worth knowing. Leonardo, born on April 15, 14...
My artist I will be talking about in this report is Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519). He was a great manwith many accomplishments. Literally the term Renaissance Man was used to describe the absolute genius of Leonardo Da Vinci. He accomplished so much in his life in all forms of science, art, you...
Leonardo da Vinci is one of history's most brilliant minds. He's an artist known for his paintings, drawings of the human body, and as an inventor well ahead of his time. Some of his more famous works of art are "The Last Supper" and "The Vitruvian Man." But perhaps, his most famous and controversia...
On May 12th,1820 one of the most influential women in the history of Mathematics was born, Florence Nightingale. The uncommon name, Florence, was given to her due to the fact that she was in fact, born in the beautiful city of Florence, Italy. Nightingale came from a family of young, ambitious, and ...
Renaissance Assignment A few definitions: Humanism - http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=humanism "A cultural and intellectual movement of the Renaissance that emphasized secular concerns as a result of the rediscovery and study of the literature, art, and civilization of ancient Greece and Ro...
Dmitry Shamis Da Vinci and how he was the true Renaissance man The renaissance is known as a time of great change, which produced many great minds. During this time period, society was transformed into one of increasingly dominated by central political institutions with an urb...