Leonardo Da Vinci

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This paper explains that recent evidence suggests that Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci, born in Vinci, Italy in 1452, was the son of a Middle Eastern slave named Caterina and his biological father, Ser Piero Da Vinci, with whom he lived in Florence. The author points out that Da Vinci was very successful in art as well as the fields of science, engineering, anatomy and inventing. The paper relates that Renaissance art did not take its roots from Romanesque and Byzantine traditions as Gothic art did but rather came out of the new and evolving civilization of this era. The author concludes that Leonardo Da Vinci ranks at the top of the list of influential artists of all time.

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"Leonardo's second most famous work was 'The Last Supper'. This painting was begun in 1495 when Ludovico I Moro commissioned Da Vinci to paint the refectory wall of the Santa Maria Delle Grazie in Milan. This wall was located in the dining hall adjacent to the church and Leonardo decided to paint the very moment in which Christ announced that there was a traitor in their midst while they ate supper. Through his masterful brush, he managed to capture the personal reactions of each of the twelve disciples through their movements and facial expressions."

Sample of Sources Used:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci
• http://www.davincilife.com/
• http://www.kausal.com/leonardo/firstpflorence.html
• http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/it-ren/

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