Leonardo Da Vinci - Virtual Homeschool Group

Leonardo Da Vinci
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
5:40 PM
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Leonardo = The Renaissance Man
What were his fields of expertise?
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History Page 1
Image is one of Verrochio's sculptures - Leonardo was his
apprentice.
Leonardo's youth and apprenticeship Grew up in Venice and was apprenticed to Verrocchio in
1466. It was the same year that Veroccio's master,
Donatello, died.
marriage
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Setting:
Milan, Italy
Date
Sforza Castle
In a letter to Ludovico il Moro he claimed to be able to
create all sorts of machines both for the protection of a city
and for siege. When he fled to Venice in 1499 he found
employment as an engineer and devised a system of
moveable barricades to protect the city from attack. He
also had a scheme for diverting the flow of the Arno River,
a project on which Niccolò Machiavelli also worked.[91][92]
Leonardo's journals include a vast number of inventions,
both practical and impractical. They include musical
instruments, hydraulic pumps, reversible crank
mechanisms, finned mortar shells, and a steam cannon.[10]
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Sforza Castle in the 16th century
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Leonardo later wrote in the margin of a journal "The Medici
made me and the Medici destroyed me." While it was
through the action of Lorenzo that Leonardo was to receive
his important Milanese commissions, it is not known
exactly what Leonardo meant by this cryptic comment.[10]
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Meeting Salia
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Meeting Salia
Giacomo came to live with me on St Mary Magdalene's day
(22 July) 1490, aged ten years. The second day I had two
shirts cut out for him, a pair of hose and a jerkin, and when I
put aside some money to pay for these things he stole the
money (4 lire) out of the purse; and I could never make him
confess although I was quite certain of it. The day after I
went to sup with Giacomo Andrea, and the said Giacomo
supped for two and did mischief for four, for he broke three
cruets and spilled the wine." And then in the margin, ladro,
bugiardo, ostinato, ghiotto--thief, liar, obstinate, glutton.
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This picture should be a good reference for the drawing
because Salai called him a god-man, so with this
perspective, it should help with that impression.
Salia - father was a boot maker. Apprenticeship.
Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno, nicknamed Salai or Il
Salaino ("The Little Unclean One" i.e., the devil), entered
Leonardo's household in 1490. After only a year, Leonardo
made a list of his misdemeanours, calling him "a thief, a
liar, stubborn, and a glutton", after he had made off with
money and valuables on at least five occasions, and spent a
fortune on clothes.[58] Nevertheless, Leonardo treated him
with great indulgence and he remained in Leonardo's
household for the next thirty years.[59] Salai executed a
number of paintings under the name of Andrea Salai, but
although Vasari claims that Leonardo "taught him a great
deal about painting",[37] his work is generally considered to
be of less artistic merit than others among Leonardo's
pupils, such as Marco d'Oggione and Boltraffio. In 1515, he
painted a nude version of the Mona Lisa, known as Monna
Vanna.[60] Salai owned the Mona Lisa at the time of his
death in 1525, and in his will it was assessed at 505 lire, an
exceptionally high valuation for a small panel portrait.[61]
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Descriptions and portraits of Leonardo combine to create
an image of a man who was tall, athletic and extremely
handsome. Portraits indicate that as an older man, he wore
his hair long, at a time when most men wore it cropped
short, or reaching to the shoulders. While most men were
shaven or wore close-cropped beards, Leonardo's beard
flowed over his chest.
His clothing is described as being unusual in his choice of
bright colours, and at a time when most mature men wore
long garments, Leonardo's preferred outfit was the short
tunic and hose generally worn by younger men. This image
of Leonardo has been recreated in the statue of him that
stands outside the Uffizi Gallery.
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Horse sculpture is mentioned, so it would be great to get
that in here.
Be sure to include that he was kept so busy on other things
for the Duke that he had little time to bring this one to
completion.
80 tons of Bronze
Ludvico Sfonza tried to manipulate the leaders of France
and other countires to his own benefit and inadvertently
started the Italian War.
The 80 tons of bronze ended up being used for weapons
The court was in the control of one of the kings that he
angered that started the war. They used Davincis clay
sculture for the horse as target practice. Davinci had to
really work to fix it back up again.
Modern recreation of Leanardo's horse
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The marriage pageant. January 1491.
Character analysis of Ludovico Moro How the Duke wanted a big pageant not to impress his
bride but to make a statement to the one he really wanted,
"You could have had me!"
Moore because of dark skin.
Leonardo - didn't have to make something for generations
to come, so he could really go wild, live in the moment.
That was how Salai was.
Salia had no talent, but he accepted it and made no
pretenses. It made him empty of jealousy, unlike the other
apprentices.
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The 15 year old quickly charmed the court.
This is a portrait of Beatrice, stry heroine that was painted
by Leonardo as a wedding gift
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Cecilia, mistress and mother of his son in the same year
that he married Beatrice. Sat for Leonardo in about 1489.
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This is Bianca Sforza - 1482 to 1496) daughter of Ludovio
and mistress Bernadine de Corradis.
Peter Silverman, an art collector, had an amazing luck – in
2007 he bought a painting “Young Girl in Profile in
Renaissance Dress” on ordinary sale at price of £12 000.
Scientific research confirmed, that this can be unknown
portrait made by Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century.
And in fact it’s worth millions of pounds!
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The same painting was sold in 1998 in Fine Art Auction
House Christie’s as “German, early 19th century”. World’s
best art-authorities committed a huge mistake – and weird
is that someone noticed this, bought the painting, gave to
examination and became a millionaire from day-to-day. A
Paris laboratory discovered that a fingerprint near the top
of the left site of the work is very similar to Leonardo’s – to
make a comparison other works of this renaissance genius
were used.
Besides this one element there are also other things that
might speak for the theory of Leonardo da Vinci autorship –
similarity with other his works, left handedness of the
artist, soft drawing and perfect chiaroscuro.
Painting was made with chalk and colour inks, and it
presents a beautiful woman in gorgeous costume probably
descended from late 15th century, Milanese fashion.
Martin Kemp, Emeritus Research Professor in the History of
Art at Oxford University, has written a book about the
painting and has identified the girl as Bianca Sforza, the
daughter of Ludovico Sforza.
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The Last Supper
The plaster wasn’t completely dried and some damage
resulted that began in just a year.
It was one of his most famous works. He set his apostles up
in groups of three which was an unusual arrangement
compared to other artist’s work with the same topic.
Jesus is at the vanishing point which brings your eyes right
to him.
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3rd of January 1497 at the age of 22. Died in childbirth.
Two sons survived from earlier pregnancies.
On the 3rd of January 1497, as the result of a difficult childbirth, Beatrice, his wife, died. Ludovico was inconsolable,
and the entire court was shrouded in gloom.[6].
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Ludovico had also hoped that by involving France, and the
Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I, in Italian politics, he
could manipulate the two and reap the rewards himself,
and was thus responsible for starting the Italian Wars. At
first, Ludovico defeated the French at the Battle of Fornovo
in 1495 (making weapons from 80 tons of bronze originally
intended for Leonardo da Vinci's equestrian statue of the
duke). However, with the death of Charles, the French
Throne was inherited by his cousin, Louis of Orléans, who
became Louis XII of France. The new king had a hereditary
claim to Milan, as his paternal grandmother was Valentina
Visconti, daughter of Giangaleazzo Visconti, the first Duke
of Milan. Hence in 1498 he descended upon Milan. As none
of the other Italian states would help the ruler who had
invited the French into Italy 4 years earlier, Louis was
successful in driving out Ludovico from Milan. Ludovico
managed to escape the French armies and, in 1499, sought
help from Maximilian and meanwhile the French had
entered Milan.
Ludovico returned with an army of mercenaries and
reentered Milan in February 1500. Two months later, Louis
XII laid siege to the city of Novara, where Ludovico was
based. The armies of both sides included Swiss
mercenaries. The Swiss did not want to fight each other
and chose to leave Novara. Ludovico was handed over to
the French in April 1500. Deprived of all the amenities of
life, he spent his last years in the underground dungeon at
life, he spent his last years in the underground dungeon at
Loches, where he died on May 17, 1508. The Swiss later
executed a soldier from Uri, called Hans Turmann, who
had, they claimed, betrayed Ludovico for money. The Swiss
later restored the duchy of Milan to Ludovico's son,
Maximilian Sforza. His other son, Francesco II, also held the
Duchy of Milan for a short period.
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According to Wikipedia - Only known female (not romantic)
friend of Leanardo was Isabelle d'este
According to our story - She is the spoiled sister and rival of
Beatrice. My Leadardo book mentions that she hounded
Lepdardo about making a color portrait for her.
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Sketch for an intended portrait.
What does he find when he gets back to Venice in 1500?
Emphasize that this painting is not by da Vinci - it is by Sandro Botticceli
Savronela had been preaching the milenial last days in
1490 bringing him to great attention. He also preached
against the extravagances of art leading many of DaVinci's
friends that he looked up having left their art completely to
live as paupers.
In 1497 there had been a Vanities Bonfire. Sandro Botocceli
took part in this event. He was the painter of the Birth of
Venus. He was in desperate poverty by the time Leonardo
returned.
By 1504 he was on a committee to relocate Michelangelo's
David - against the wishes of Michelangelo.
From 1506 forward he would move frequently between
Milan and Florence working on commissions.
Savronel
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A margin note by Agostino Vespucci from October 1503 in
a book in the library of the University of Heidelberg
identifies Lisa del Giocondo as the model of Mona Lisa.
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a book in the library of the University of Heidelberg
identifies Lisa del Giocondo as the model of Mona Lisa.
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When Leonardo died, he had only three paintings and a
few books for possessions. One of the paintings was the
Mona Lisa.
Mona Lisa was completed shortly before his death and was
sold to the King of France by Salai's heirs. At one point, it
was in Napoleon's bedroom.
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