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Leo the Renaissance Man

Leonardo da Vinci was a strong factor of the European Renaissance. His paintings, sculptures, and drawings are still ideas of wonder in today's world. Some facts about da Vinci include: his mother was a peasant girl, he had 17 step brothers and sisters, he was 15 when his father sent him to apprentice a painter, after painting an angel for his master, his master, out of a amazement, allegedly vowelled never to paint agian. da Vinci designed weapons including tanks and submarines. da Vinci is creator of the Mona Lisa, one of the most famous and talked about paintings. Many people believe the Mona Lisa is famous because of the asthetics but others feel the painting is famous because it is unlike any other paintings of that time.

http://www.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html
http://www.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html

Posted by Joshua Cox on December 6, 2007 11:41 AM |

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