Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo da Vinci Facts
Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian artist who dabbled in lots of subjects
and who especially enjoyed painting. His most famous pieces of art
include the portrait of Mona Lisa and the Last Supper painting.
EARLY LIFE
★ Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy.
★ He displayed great artistic talent from the age of 5, and impressed
many people with his drawings, paintings, and his creativity in
general.
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★ He lived in his mother’s home in
Anchiano for the first five years of
his childhood.
★ Beginning in 1457, he lived in Vinci
with his father, who was a wealthy
notary.
★ He lived during the Italian
Renaissance, which was a period of
Leonardo’s childhood home in
cultural change, where the times Anchiano
changed from Medieval to Early
Modern Europe.
APPRENTICE TO ANDREA DEL VERROCCHIO
★ When he was 14, Leonardo became
an apprentice to a famous artist
named Andrea del Verrocchio.
★ He impressed del Verrocchio with his
talent, and it was even said that
Leonardo created and developed his
own paints.
★ When he was an apprentice, Leonardo
learned a lot about drawing, painting,
and other art forms, and also about
metalworking, plaster casting, leather
working, and much more.
★ Leonardo kept lots of journals of his
“The Baptism of Christ”
by Verrocchio and da Vinci sketches - some of which included
mock-ups of machines, anatomy,
instruments, and pieces of
architecture.
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★ Although Leonardo was accepted into the painter’s guild in
Florence in 1472, he continued to apprentice with del
Verrocchio because he admired him and his talent so much.
MASTER ARTIST
★ His desire to learn and grow
as an artist was matched by
his desire to understand how
things worked.
★ Leonardo was known to have
drawn calculators, war
machines, hang gliders,
buildings, war vehicles,
bridges, weapons, tanks,
submarines, human limbs,
helicopters, pumps, bridges,
muscles, skeletons, boats,
instruments, flying machines,
and much more.
★ Leonardo was employed to
design and construct various “Virgin of the Rocks”
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projects for different people.
LIST OF PROJECTS
Below is a list of some of the projects Leonardo was commissioned to
complete:
★ The Adoration of the Magi (painting)
★ An altarpiece for the chapel of St. Bernard
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★ The Virgin of the Rocks (painting)
★ The Last Supper (painting)
★ A silver lyre that’s shaped like a
horse’s head
★ Designs for a dome for the Milan
Cathedral
★ A model for an equestrian event
★ Defense mechanisms as a military
architect
“The Adoration of the Magi” for troops in the Second Italian
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War.
★ He also spent a lot of his time observing birds and their flight patterns.
★ Leonardo was also interested in the human body, and became an
expert in its anatomy. As a result, he drew hundreds of pictures to
explain his thoughts about the subject.
★ He drew The Vitruvian Man, which was meant to represent the
connection between proportions of the human body and geometry.
★ One of his most famous paintings, The Last Supper, was completed in
1498, and depicts Jesus and his disciples before his capture and death.
It is said to depict the moment Jesus predicted that one of his disciples
would betray him, and the reaction it sparked.
★ Perhaps his most famous painting, The Mona Lisa, shows a woman
looking out at the viewer with a controversial, and much discussed,
smile on her face. Her facial expressions have been interpreted
differently by many people for hundreds of years.
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★ Flying was something Leonardo took an avid interest in, and he often
sketched mock-ups of helicopters and hang-gliders.
Flying machine design by da Vinci
★ In his journals, there is evidence that he enjoyed drawing inventions -
some of which were practical, and some that were not.
★ During his life, Leonardo was highly valued as a civil engineer. He even
drew out a system of moveable barricades to protect Venice from
attack during the Second Italian War of 1499.
★ In his later years, Leonardo lived at the Vatican.
★ Raphael and Michelangelo, two other famous artists, were working at
the Vatican at that time as well.
★ Leonardo Da Vinci died on May 2, 1519.
★ It has been said that the King of France actually held Leonardo in his
arms when he died; although some people think this is just a made-up
story.
★ Today, Leonardo is known around the world as a famous painter, but
also as one of the most multi-talented individuals who ever lived.
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Leonardo Crossword
Complete the Leonardo da Vinci crossword puzzle by
supplying the answers to the clues.
DOWN1 The __________ of
the Magi
5 What Leonardo 2 It was said that the
ACROSS recorded his sketches King of _______ was
with Leonardo when he
and observations in
6 Leonardo worked as died
one of these with Andrea 3 Something Leonardo
del Verrocchio was very interested in
7 The country Leonardo (hint: something to do
was born in with planes)
8 Leonardo was 4 One of Leonardo's
respected for being a most famous paintings
great civil ____________ was The Last
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Biography Blanks
Recall what you have learned about Leonardo da
Vinci’s life and works, then complete the missing
details below.
Leonardo Da Vinci lived
during the Italian
____________ which was a
period of cultural change. He
kept lots of __________ where
he wrote ideas, sketched, and
observed the world around
him. One of the paintings
Leonardo created was called
“The Virgin of the
_________”.
Leonard’s painting, called ____________________
shows Jesus and his disciples sitting at a table. In his
later years, Leonardo lived at the ___________. It has
been said that the King of ________ was with Leonardo
when he died. Leonardo Da Vinci died on May 2,
_______. His most famous work, The ____________
can be found at the Louvre in Paris.
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Painting Memory Match
Cut up the cards on the next page. You should have 10
in total. Shuffle them up, then lay them face down on a
table. The first player picks up a card, then another. If
the painting and the title are a match, you get a point,
and you get to take another turn. If they are not a
match put them back face down. Your partner then
gets to try and find a match. Continue until all the
cards are matched up.
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Painting Memory Match
CARDS
The The Virgin
Annunciation Mona Of The
Lisa Rocks
The Adoration
Last Of The
Supper Magi
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Map of Ideas
Compile your knowledge of Leonardo da Vinci by
making a map of ideas and concepts supplied with
supporting descriptions.
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Mona Lisa Analysis
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the most visited
creation of art in the world. Study the painting by
answering the guide questions.
What is depicted in
the painting?
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What can you infer
from her facial
expression?
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How is the Mona Lisa relevant to the time when
it was painted?
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Design a Flying Machine
Leonardo da Vinci was not only a painter, but a
designer of flying machines. Your task is to design a
machine that could transport people, animals, or
things through the sky. Be sure to give your invention
a name and label each part.
INVENTION
NAME
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Leonardo Acrostics
Can you write a sentence about Leonardo Da Vinci
based on each letter in the word “Leonardo”?
e.g. L is for legendary artist, R is for renaissance man!
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Interview with Da Vinci
If you were given a chance to sit down with Leonardo
da Vinci for a one-on-one interview, what would you
ask him? Jot down 5 questions you would ask
Leonardo Da Vinci if he were alive today.
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My Own Versions
Draw your own interpretations of Leonardo da Vinci’s
works.
The Adoration of the Magi Mona Lisa
The Last Supper Virgin of the Rocks
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Locate
Leonardo’s Legacy
Where are the following works of da Vinci located?
Research their locations, then write the answers on
the spaces provided.
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