Chapter 7 - Leonardo De Vinci Flashcards
What well know artist did he show his work to.
Andrea del verocchio
How old was he when he became one of Andre del verocchio’s apprentice
14
Besides being an artist what else was Andrea Del verocchio
A gold smith and a sculpture
What did Leonardo study
Anatomy
What painting did LDV help verocchio paint
The baptism of Christ
What did LDV paint in it
The angle
When was LDV accepted in the guild of painters in Florence
In June 1472
When did Leonardo move to Milan
In 1482
Who was LDV’s new patron in Milan
Duke ludovico sforza
How many of LDV’s paintings have survived until today.
17
Name 2 of his paintings
The last supper 1494
The Virgin on the rocks 1498
Name 3 inventions that LDV sketched
Helicopter
Hand glider
Parachute
Name 3 army sketches
Machine gun
Armour tanks
Cannons
Why did LDV use mirror writing (2)
To prevent people copying from him.
In case people had suspicions that he had questioned scientific explosions.
How many people did LDV dissect in his life time
30
What did he discover about the heart
That it has a number of valves but was unaware that it pumped blood through the body.
When did he move back to Florence
1499
Who is Mona Lisa ?
Francesco del giocondo skilled merchants wife
Why did he paint the moan Lisa
To give it as a present to francesco del giocondo for the birth ofnhis second child.
What year did he move to Rome
1513
What did he hope to do in Rome
To work for the pope
Did he succeed on working for the pope
No as Michelangelo and Raphael got there first and there was no demand for him.
What did he do when he was rejected
He got invited by king Francis of France t come live in the royal palace at chateau amboise and he lived there till death
When did he die
1519
