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    Today we're going to learn about the famous artist,

    Leonardo da Vinci. Born in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci is most

    famous as a painter, but he was also a scientist,

    mathematician, engineer, inventor, sculptor, architect, botanist,

    musician, and writer. He is one of the most famous artists in

    history, and some people think he is one of the most talented

    people ever to have lived. Leonardo was born in Vinci, a small

    town in Italy. That is where he got his name - 'da Vinci' means

    'of Vinci,' so he was known as 'Leonardo from Vinci,' because

    he did not have a last name.

    Leonardo started painting while he was a child, and when

    he was fourteen he was sent to the city of Florence and

    apprenticed to an artist named Verrocchio. In the workshop,

    Verrocchio and his apprentices would often work on pieces

    together. That is why Leonardo only painted part of the earliest

    paintings we have of his. By the time he was twenty, Leonardo

    da Vinci was good enough that his father set him up in his own

    workshop, and that is when he began creating artwork of his

    own. Despite training as an artist, it seems that Leonardo did

    not think of himself as a painter. When he moved to Milan at

    the age of thirty, he wrote a letter to the Duke there talking


    about the wonderful and different things he could do in

    engineering, and, he said, he could 'also paint.'

    During the Renaissance, when da Vinci lived, art and

    science were not seen as separate studies, but more like two

    sides of the same coin. It's true that Leonardo spent a great

    deal of time in a close and careful study of the world around

    him, and he was full of ideas for inventions that would not be

    used for hundreds of years. He spent a long time studying the

    human body, he imagined ways that people could walk on

    water and designed armored tanks.He invented an early

    parachute and a version of the helicopter, a self-propelled cart

    and scuba diving gear. Some of his inventions were put to use,

    some were forgotten, and others never really worked.

    One thing Leonardo wanted all his life was to find a way

    for a person to fly."You may see that the beating of its wings

    against the air supports a heavy eagle," he said. "Again you

    may see the air in motion over the sea, fill the swelling sails

    and drive heavily laden ships. From these instances, and the

    reasons given, a man with wings large enough and duly

    connected might learn to overcome the resistance of the air,

    and by conquering it, succeed in subjugating it and rising


    above it."He studied birds and tried countless ways, but as far

    as we know, Leonardo da Vinci never achieved flight.

    While his contributions to science, for the most part, went

    unrecognized for many years, Leonardo's genius for painting

    was obvious to everyone who saw it. Two of his paintings, the

    Last Supper and the Mona Lisa, are considered the most

    famous paintings in the world. Unlike many other artists,

    Leonardo da Vinci was incredibly famous and successful

    during his lifetime. After he died, people were still interested in

    him and his art. For more than 500 years, people have studied

    and enjoyed his work.

    In 1568, Giorgio Vasari wrote this about da Vinci."In the

    normal course of events many men and women are born with

    remarkable talents; but occasionally, in a way that transcends

    nature, a single person is marvellously endowed by Heaven

    with beauty, grace and talent in such abundance that he

    leaves other men far behind, all his actions seem inspired and

    indeed everything he does clearly comes from God rather than

    from human skill. Everyone acknowledged that this was true of

    Leonardo da Vinci."I hope you enjoyed learning about

    Leonardo da Vinci, and seeing some of his wonderful work.

    Goodbye!

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