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LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452-1519
Renaissance Man
…One who had the ability to embrace many
different disciplines
“Painter, sculptor, architect, musician,
mathematician, engineer, inventor,
anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist,
polymath and writer”
Lateral Thinker
LEONARDO’S LIFE - SUMMARY
Born in 1452 in Vinci near Florence, the heart of the Renaissance movement
Apprenticed to Verrocchio at age 14
Set up his own workshop at age 20
Worked in Florence, Rome, Bologna, Milan, Venice, & France
Considered to be a procrastinator – only finished 15-18 paintings
Many friends & influencers, some creative, some powerful
Sponsored by the Medicis, the Borgias, the Duke of Milan (Sforza), the Pope and the King of France
Never married - a “confirmed bachelor”
Moved to France in 1516 to work for the King
Died & buried in France in 1519
SOURCES
Book – “30-second Leonardo Da Vinci”
Websites:
wikipedia.org
legacy.mos.org (Boston Museum of Science)
leonardoda-vinci.org
leonardondavincisinventions.com
bbc.co.uk/science
http://www.amazon.co.uk
Etc., etc.
Change, Perspective & Depth
1501-1508
Change, Perspective & Depth
1495-1498
AN ALTERNATIVE VERSION…
CHANGE, PERSPECTIVE & DEPTH
1503-1517
ANATOMY TO IMPROVE PAINTING
Study Of The Effect Of
Light On A Profile Head
ANATOMY TO IMPROVE PAINTINGS
ANATOMY FOR ITS OWN SAKE
SCULPTURE – THE SFORZA HORSE
CARTOGRAPHY - TUSCANY
CARTOGRAPHY - IMOLA
TOWN PLANNING
Th
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l City - P
lan
“Sforzinda”
Moat
Canals
Roads
TOWN PLANNING
Th
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Ro
mo
ran
tin, F
ran
ce
TOWN PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE Th
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ARCHITECTURE
GEOMETRY
ENGINEERING - GENERAL
ENGINEERING – CIVIL (BRIDGES)
ENGINEERING – CIVIL (BRIDGES)
ENGINEERING - MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING - MECHANICAL
Self-propelled cart
ENGINEERING - MECHANICAL
Water lifting
devices
ENGINEERING - MECHANICAL
Ball Bearing
Mirror
grinder
ENGINEERING - AERONAUTICAL
Flying
machines
ENGINEERING - AERONAUTICAL
Aircraft
Ornithopter
ENGINEERING - AERONAUTICAL
Helicopter
ENGINEERING - AERONAUTICAL
Parachute
ENGINEERING - MARINE
Paddle Boat
ENGINEERING - MILITARY
Tank
Horse-drawn
scythe
ENGINEERING - MILITARY
Giant crossbow
Crossbow
machine
ENGINEERING - MILITARY
Rocket
launchers
ENGINEERING - MILITARY
Ballistics Cannon Foundry
PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE
PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE
“SKIS WITH WHICH ONE CAN WALK ON WATER”
WAS HE REALLY A SCIENTIST, INVENTOR OR ENGINEER?
Leonardo was said to be a “painter, sculptor, architect,
musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist,
geologist, cartographer, botanist, polymath and writer”…
…and a man of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly
inventive imagination”.
(In this context:
• Science means a systematic body of knowledge that is verified by experience
• Invention means a creative process undertaken by one with an open and curious mind to
produce a unique or novel device, method, composition or process
• Engineering means the application of scientific, economic, social, and practical knowledge
in order to invent, design, build, maintain, and improve structures, machines, devices,
systems, materials and processes).
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