ART LEARNING UNIT

Artist Leonardo da Vinci

By Lexi Vogt

The Renaissance Time Period

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Leonardo da vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci was a painter in the Renaissance time period who used art mediums such as painting, drawing, sculpture, and mural. Leonardo was born April 15, 1452 and lived to be 67 and died on May 2, 1519.

The mona lisa

Leonardo started working on his most famous painting in 1503 and was still in his studio in 1903 when he died, which has given people suspicions that it may not be finished. The Mona Lisa is one of the most well known paintings in the world. A neat design element that was used is the use of layering and texture. It is believed to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini. For how famous the painting is it is fairly small, measuring at 30 inches by 21 inches.

The annunciation

This painting was made in 1472 which was early in Leonardo's career of art. At just 15 Leonardo was an apprentice to the famous Andrea del Veocchino, which is where he learned to paint and sculpt. This painting shows different themes that the painter returns to where he mixes his Religious beliefs in a Renaissance setting. One design element that stuck out to me is the lines used to make the bricks in the backgroud.

ginevra de benci

This art piece was created in 1474-1478. There are only 4 paintings of females by Leonardo and this is one of them. I like how the bright blue hues contrast against the darker colors of the subject. I also like how the form of her hair is painted and the clothing. It is thought that Da Vinci was commissioned to paint this at the engagement of Ginevra.

RENNAISSANCE VOCABULARY

Rebirth tempera paint Fresco Sfumato Chiaroscuro

The process of being reincarnated or born again

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A permanent, fast-drying painting medium

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A painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.

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The technique of allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms.

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The treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting

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RENNAISSANCE VOCABULARY

A machine by which text and images are transferred from movable type to paper or other media by means of ink.

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printing press Perspective Predestination Triptych Tapestry

The art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular poin

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The divine foreordaining of all that will happen

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A picture or relief carving on three panels

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A piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs used as a wall hanging or furniture covering

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Works cited

“Mona Lisa | Painting, Subject, History, Meaning, and Facts.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Nov. 2008, www.britannica.com/topic/Mona-Lisa-painting. Wigington, Patti. “Why Is the Mona Lisa so Famous?” ThoughtCo, 30 Sept. 2019, www.thoughtco.com/why-is-the-mona-lisa-so-famous-4587695. “Leonardo Da Vinci | Timeline.” Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/summary/Leonardo-da-Vinci-Timeline.

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I hope you enjoyed learning about this time period with me!

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