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Leonardo da Vinci wrote from right to left in "mirrored writing", so his work was only legible when held up to a mirror. Leonardo da Vinci designed a flying machine over 400 years before the Wright brothers achieved the first sustained flight. In 2017 "Salvator Mundi", a painting attributed to Leonardo, sold at auction for $450.3 million.
Painter, sculptor, architect, designer, theorist, engineer and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci created some of the most famous images in European art. Though many of his works were never finished, and even fewer have survived, he influenced generations of artists and he continues to be revered as a universal genius.Leonardo was born near the Tuscan hill-town of Vinci.
Why Leonardo da Vinci’s brilliance endures, 500 years after his death. His creativity and foresight in science, engineering, and the arts continue to surprise and amaze today. Leonardo’s ...
Born in 1452 in the town of Vinci, Leonardo began his early artistic training in Florence, working at the workshop of the sculptor Andrea Verrocchio. There, he received a multifaceted training in painting, sculpture and the technical-mechanical arts. Leonardo left Verrocchio’s workshop in 1476, and worked independently in Florence until 1481.
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (ital. [leoˈnardo di ˌsɛr ˈpjɛːro da ˈvintʃi]; (ohje) 15. huhtikuuta 1452 Vinci, Toscana, Kirkkovaltio – 2. toukokuuta 1519 Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Ranskan kuningaskunta) [2] oli italialainen tieteilijä, matemaatikko, insinööri, keksijä, anatomi, taidemaalari, kuvanveistäjä, arkkitehti ...
Born on April 15, 1452 at Vinci near Florence, Leonardo was trained, according to Vasari, in "all matters pertaining to design" by Andrea del Verrocchio, the leading sculptor of the time. Confirmation of Vasari's claim comes from a note in Leonardo's manuscript G, referring to his master's method of fabricating the copper ball set atop the ...
Леонардо ди сер Пјеро да Винчи (итал. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, Винчи, 15. април 1452 — Амбоаз, 2. мај 1519), познат као Леонардо да Винчи, био је италијански ренесансни архитекта, проналазач, инжењер, вајар и сликар.
