Essay Summary of Leonardo Da Vinci – Flashcards
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What is Da Vinci most noted for?
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Painting
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Who were the artist that competed with Da Vinci?
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Michelangelo and Raphael
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What was Da Vinci's greatest fault?
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He was never able to complete anything
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List two of Da Vinci's most famous painting?
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The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
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What happened to Da Vinci horse sculpture?
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The French shot it down as target practice
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What two other fields were Da Vinci interested in?
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Optics,Anatomy,Military Inventions,Map making and Engineering
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What three plans of modern technogly that he designed?
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Helicopter,Bicycles and Planes
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How did Da Vinci paint his figures?
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He started with a skeleton and painted from the inside to the outside
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What did Da Vinci design to improve sanitation conditions of his time?
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The Sewer
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What usual method of studying for his time period did Da Vinci use that helped physicians of his day?
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Studied and dissected dead corspes
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What was the diease the helped his medical research?
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The Bubonic Plague(Black Death)
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What trouble did his medical research cause him?
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People thought he worshipped the dead
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Who was Da Vinci's teacher?
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Verrocchio
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Why did Da Vinci's teacher retired?
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Da Vinci surrpassed Verrocchio in painting
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What seemed to be the cause for Da Vinci feeling that he was a misfit?
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Being born out of wedlock and being raised by his wealthy lawyer father,Da Vinci felt that his peasant mother rejected him
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For what method of perspective id Da Vinci noted for perfecting?
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Foreshortening
