Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci, the man behind Mona Lisa.

Born on: April 15, 1452

Died on: May 2, 1519

What is so good about Da Vinci that made the world so in love with his painting, The Mona Lisa. He also made the world think and ask about the female’s smile in the painting. See, no one even until now, can surpass the Mona Lisa, despite a large number of equally talented painters. Leonardo Da Vinci is also known as the “Renaissance Man”. As a good inventor in his time, he satisfied his curiosity by doing what he thinks can be good in this world. Da Vinci, as studied by different scholars all over the world, will always be a great asset to the field of art and science.

Famous Works:

Mona Lisa

Annunciation

Baptism of Christ

Virgin Mary

The Virgin and the Child with St. Anne

Virgin of the Rocks

Contributions:

Natural Philosophy

Vitruvian Man

Rhombicuboctahedron

Anatomical Study of the Arm

Flying Machine

Musical Instruments

Other References:

Site Name: Wikipedia

Domain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_vinci#Painting

Summary: This site has a chronological order of Da Vinci’s life and has an extensive collcetions of the painter’s works.

Site Name: Museum of Science

Domain: http://www.mos.org/leonardo/

Summary: The site has a different information about Da Vinci’s, dividing them categorically based on his profession– as an artist, as an inventor, and as a Renaissance Man.

Site Name: Web Museum, Paris

Domain: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vinci/

Summary: The site has a brief and concise description on Da Vinci and has a good collection of his paintings, some of which many people have not known yet.

Site Name: Leonardo Da Vinci

Domain: http://www.leonardo.net/

Summary: The site has images and works of Da Vinci in the site’s gallery.