Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was born on the fifteenth of April, 1452, near the town of Vinci, not far from Florence. He was the son of a Florentine notary, Piero da Vinci, and a young woman named Caterina. Leonardo spent most of his life in Florence and Milan. In 1469 he was app...

The great age of the Renaissance was a time when old beliefs were tested. It was a period of intellectual ferment that prepared the ground for the thinkers and scientists of the 17th century. It was an age that bore many great artists, including two of history's most renowned: Leonardo da Vinci and...

The Renaissance was a period of great movement and change throughout all aspects of life. This book deals with the artistry aspect of this change. The main artists are Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. These three artists had the greatest impact on the modern art world. The book talk...

Leonardo da Vinci was an extraordinary man. He created famous paintings like the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. These painting alone would has ensured him a place in history. Most people know him for his painting, yet he didn't only specialize in painting. Leonardo explored a vast variety...

The Middle Ages, the Early Renaissance, and the High Renaissance are only three ages individually but as a whole helped shape our modern philosophies and ideas of art and influenced generations of artists among them, Leonardo Da Vinci, Giovanni Bellini, and Giotto. Among there many works of art ther...