Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci, April 15,1452-May 2 ,1519 ) , also translated as Leonardo da Vinci , the full name of Leonardo Di Sepiyeluo da Vinci , is a number of areas Magister of the Italian Renaissance , which is also an architect , anatomist , artists , engineers , mathematicians , inventors, his boundless curiosity and creativity makes him a typical Renaissance artists, but also one of history ‘s most famous painter, the most perfect representative of the whole of the European Renaissance . He and Michelangelo and Raphael said ” three heroes of Renaissance art .”
Leonardo da Vinci ‘s parents for the landlord and peasant , he was born and grew up in Florence, Italy near Finch . Leonardo da Vinci paintings realism and its influential famous former as the “Mona Lisa ,” ” The Last Supper ” realist known, the latter like ” Vitruvian Man ,” a far-reaching impact on future generations . He has a lot of vision beyond the widely prevailing idea , for example, the famous conceptual invention helicopters, tanks , solar focusing using a computer , the basic principles of plate tectonics theory , double shell. But in his life , and so many designs can be built out or only a few specific and feasible ; metallurgy and engineering techniques used in modern science side in the cradle of the Renaissance period . His works have been handed down only a handful of paintings , plus scattered in diverse collection includes paintings, scientific diagrams manuscript notes .
Children age Vinci smart, studious , broad interests . He sang very well, very early learned to play the lyre and flute . His impromptu concert , regardless of the lyrics or tunes are amazing. He was particularly fond of painting , and often paint their neighborhood , the ” painting prodigy ” reputation. 14 -year-old father of Leonardo da Vinci was sent to Florence, under the tutelage of renowned artist Verrocchio , began a systematic study of the plastic arts . At age 20, Leonardo has high artistic attainments , his performance with a brush and chisel to nature and the real-life truth, goodness , beauty, passion praise the wonderful life of happiness and nature.
In the early Renaissance , people blindly accept the traditional concept of the ancient worship of authority and classical works . People learn scientific knowledge is just learning as ” the Bible ” as Aristotle theory , only believe documented. Leonardo oppose scholastic philosophers , doctrines and rhetoric of the past as the knowledge base , and he encouraged people to learn from nature , to seek knowledge and truth in nature . He believes that knowledge originated in practice , only practice starting to explore the mysteries of science through practice . He said, ” Theory without practice is the greatest misfortune “, ” good practice should be based on the theory .” Leonardo made and mastered this advanced scientific methods , the use of the scientific method to carry out scientific research in the natural sciences has made a great contribution . This approach he proposed , and later Galileo has been developed , the British philosopher Francis Bacon to summarize theoretically by , became the most basic methods of modern natural science . Leonardo believes science , religion disgusted him , attacked the Catholic Church as ” a deception and lies sale shop .” He said: “The truth is one , he is not among the religions , but in science among .” Da Vinci method for the subsequent experimental work of Copernicus , Galileo, Kepler , Einstein, Newton et al. inventions opened up a new path.
1482 , Leonardo da Vinci came to Milan , at the invitation of church altarpiece draw ” Virgin of the Rocks .” The painting now in the possession of the Louvre . “The Last Supper ” is the most prestigious of his work in the creation of this period . Performance painting of Christ and his disciples before his arrest last farewell dinner scene fresco , in the character layout in the form of an anti- flown alongside the table of Christ in the center of the screen independent of the other disciples by their different expressions and gestures , respectively exhibit fear, anger , doubt, revealed that she and panic mood. This typical character portrayed , highlighting the theme of the painting , its unity and composition effects complement the history of art called the most perfect model for.
1500 , Leonardo returned to Florence, with the restoration of the Republic of the system, once active cultural atmosphere , the painting also has appeared in Michelangelo , Raphael and other eminent figures . Leonardo began to Portland the tower of the Cathedral of the main altar creation ” Virgin and Child with St. Anne , St. John the Baptist ,” he told the public display of a carefully conceived , ” Virgin and Child with St. Anne , the Baptist St. John ” sketches sketches, immediately caused a sensation , and its composition theory and painting have a great influence on the arts , Michelangelo and Raphael , who also get inspired .
If the ” Last Supper ” is the world’s most famous religious oil painting , then 51 years old from Milan, Leonardo returned to Florence and for the “Mona Lisa ” is worthy of the world ‘s most famous and greatest portraits . These two pieces of world famous works , so go down in the history of Leonardo da Vinci ‘s name . In 1503 , he started for the town hall side draw mural ” The Battle of Anghiari ” creative side “Mona Lisa” and the ” Virgin and Child with Saint , St. John ” (later to become ” Virgin and Child with Saint Honore ” ) . Two paintings and ” John the Baptist ” together into a very cherished his work , always close at hand , later moved to France nor from about the last remains of Paris .
In Leonardo ‘s artistic heritage , a large number of sketches exercises also deserves attention, and his official sketches of these works, also reached a high level, as the sketch art model . Its characteristics are : observant , lines hardness and softness , especially adept at using different degrees of density slash , showing subtle changes in light and shadow , and his works are in every sketch as a basis . His theory of art scattered throughout its more than 6,000 pages of manuscripts and not finalized , ” painting ” theory , which is the theoretical study of the major achievements of the Renaissance .