The True RENAISSANCE

Man
1452-1519

The "STEAM" Genius

Ahead Of His Time
Created for Patterson Art Awareness
by Liz Beutel
 Meet Leonardo Da Vinci-Little Leo
 At 14 years old, he was an apprentice
for Verrocchio, the famous Italian
sculptor and painter.
 Leonardo used what he learned from
his studies of nature to make his
paintings look realistic .
 He designed these angel wings from his
studies of birds.

 Born in 1492 in the town

of Vinci in Italy.
 By the age of 8, he and
his family moved to
Florence, Italy where he
got the best education
possible.

Leonardo's wing sketch

The Annunciation, 1475-1480, Uffizi Florence
 Leonardo Da Vinci- Early Years
 By 20 years old, Leonardo
helped Verrocchio, his teacher,
finish this painting by creating
the Angel.

 Leonardo's angel was thought to

be the most realistic and best
part of painting by many in
Florence.

 Do you see the difference? Look

how soft the Angels skin looks
by how he blended his paint
colors. Baptism of Christ by Verrocchio

 After this painting, Leonardo

was seen as a gifted artist and
gained his own commissions for Leonardo's Angel
paintings.
 Leonardo Da Vinci- Science & Anatomy
 In 1492, the Duke of Milan, Italy
commissioned Leonardo to
create the largest equestrian
(horse) bronze sculpture.

 Because he was a SCIENTIST,

Leonardo studied, measured,
and drew horses over and over
to get the correct proportions
and anatomy.

 It took him 10 years to collect

enough tin and copper for the
bronze cast, 58,000 lbs! He
completed a 24 foot clay model
Leonardo's for the casting process.
Sketches of
Horses  Unfortunately, the Duke took all
of Leonardo's metal to make a
cannon for his army.
 Leonardo Da Vinci- Science & Anatomy

 In 1499, French military entered

Milan and the huge 24 foot clay
model was shot with arrows and
destroyed.

 Leonardo never attempted the

project again and was said to
never get over the loss of his
horse sculpture. Charles
Dent's 24
 Almost 500 years later, an foot clay
American retired airline pilot, model for
Charles Dent, collected and casting
admired DaVinci's Art and
inventions, used DaVinci's
Leonardo's
scientific horse sketches and
Horse
paid for the bronze sculpture to
finished by
be made and gifted it to Milan in
Charles
1999.
Dent, 1999
 Leonardo Da Vinci-Technology & Engineer
 Leonardo was one of the most creative genius! Look at all of his inventions he
created using simple machines and because of his amazing drawings and scientific
recordings in journals, we can see how advanced he was! Let’s try to match
Leonardo’s invention to sketch (guess 1st, then “right arrow” for answer)

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 Leonardo Da Vinci-Artist of Masterpieces and Mystery

 Raise your hand if you’ve seen this

masterpiece before? Guess who the
Master Artist is who created it ?
 Does anyone know this mystery
woman’s name?

 It is written that this was Leonardo’s

favorite painting and held on to it for
years. Finally he sold it to the King of
France for 4,000 gold crowns!

 Her smile and identity are part of the

The Mona Lisa, 1503-1507,
The Louvre Museum in Paris, France
mystery. Some say she was a widowed
Duchess of Milan since she has a
“widow’s veil” on her head and
dressed in black. She is not the typical
paintings of fancy, jeweled women at
this time. Why do you think she is
smiling?
 Leonardo Da Vinci-Mathematician

 Did you know many famous

artists are also mathematicians
or scientists? The same holds
true for Leonardo too.
 This is another masterpiece by
Leonardo DaVinci called The
Last Supper. Notice the use of
perspective (all planes moving
back in space to 1 point on the
horizon line) and proportions
in thirds.

The Last Supper, 1494-1498

Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan Italy

 Vitruvian Man (edited for school) - A study of ideal human

proportions in relation to the geometry of a circle and square and
relative to humans within architecture proportions.
 Leonardo Da Vinci-Inventions of the Future

 Leonardo was particularly interested in

flight and studied birds and their wing
pattern. He drew wing structures over
and over to develop his own mechanics
for flying machines.
 Unfortunately, only few of his inventions
come to fruition in his time. Do you think
this was because of the money needed?

Central Framework for Human Powered

Omithoper – ca. 1485

DaVnci’s Mechanical Wing Device-ca. 1485 Helicopter designs– ca. 1485

 Leonardo Da Vinci-Creativity Beyond His Time
What if Davinci had only practiced STEM?
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math?
If he had NOT practiced his Artistic skills over
and over, recording his ideas and inventions
through art, WE would have never known
what a creative genius he was! Also
due to of his amazing artistic skills, he
helped the arts gain importance by
integrating them with functional uses in
society. Luckily, he was well balanced at
STEAM- Science, Technology, Engineering, Art
and Math.
DaVinci’s Areal View Map he created for
The Popes’ son, Cesare Borgia while Italy
was at war with France in 1502. A map was
extremely rare during this time period
and seen as a huge military advantage!
Cesare hired Leonardo as chief military
Engineer and Architect!
DaVinci’s Sketchbooks or “CODEX”
 Leonardo Da Vinci-Review Questions
"Leonardo da Vinci was like a man who awoke too
early in the darkness, while the others were all still
asleep"
-Sigmund Freud

 What do you feel is the most important invention

Leonardo sketched? Why? Give evidence to
support your idea.

 Did you develop a unique design? What is the

problem you have solved with your invention?

 What part of Leonardo’s life would you like to learn

more of? Scientific? Technology? Engineer? Artist?
Mathematician?

 Can you finish your 3-d version of your idea? Statue of Leonardo Da Vinci outside
Send us pictures at thebaziles@aol.com! the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy