Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Renaissance

1452-1519

Leonardo the Painter• Leonardo has

created some of the most famous paintings ever made.

• The Last Supper. Was painted between 1495-1498. It is 15’2” x 28’10”.

• The ceiling and doorways are a great example of Leonardo’s use of one point perspective.

• The Mona Lisa was painted between 1503-1506. It is located to day in Paris at the Louvre.

• The identity of the women is unknown.

• Leonardo carried this painting with him everywhere he went until his death.

Leonardo’s Notebooks• Leonardo was not only a

painter, sculptor and architect he was an expert in engineering, military science, botany, anatomy, geology, aerodynamics and optics.

• His notebooks contain 10 thousand pages of notes, drawings, ideas and sketches.

• It was written left handed in reverse.