Learning from Leonardo
Lifetime
The Renaissance
Famous Works
Strange But True
100
Approaching life with insatiable curiousity and and unrelenting quest for continuous learning.
What is CURIOSITA?
100
This artist accepted da Vinci as an apprentice in his studio in Florence.
Who is Verrocchio?
100
A person who is creative, curious and excels in many things.
What is a Renaissance man?
100
The painting that Leonardo started in 1503, never finished, never gave to the owner, and died with.
What is the Mona Lisa?
100
Since Leonardo was a lefty, whenever he would write with his left hand he would always smudge the ink. He would write in this type of writing so that his hand wouldn't smudge anything.
What is mirror writing?
200
Recognizing and appreciating the interconnectedness of all things
What is CONNESSIONE?
200
Leonardo da Vinci was born in what town?
What is Vinci, Italy(Outside of Florence)
200
The man who first thought that the Earth revolved around the sun.
Who was Copernicus?
200
This work of art that depicts an angel with good news has incredible details on the angel's wings. Critics noted that the detail on the wings mimicked that of a bird.
What is the Annunciation?
200
Leonardo was very interested in the human body. He dissected over thirty bodies so he could draw what their insides looked like. This is known as the study of ________
What is anatomy?
300
Continually refining the senses, especially sight, as the means to enliven experience.
What is SENSAZIONE?
300
The name of the uncle that admired Leonardo's nature.
Who is Francesco?
300
This sickness was one of the worst periods of history to be alive in.
What is the black death?
300
The only painting of da Vinci's that is on display in the Americas.(The National Gallery of Art in D.C)
What is Ginevra de Benci?
300
Leonardo produced this many drawings of the human body.
What is 200 drawings?
400
Committing to test knowledge through experience, persistence and willingness to learn from mistakes.
What is DIMOSTRAZIONE?
400
The Ruler of Milan that hired Leonardo da Vinci.
Ludovico Sforza
400
One of the first people(a Renaissance artist) to paint portraits of people face on instead of on profile and he painted the "Portrait of a Young Man".
Who was (Sandro) Botticelli?
400
Parachute, military tank, flying machines, the aerial screw, the giant crossbow, the bicycle are all examples of these.
What were some of Leonardo's inventions?
400
This military invention is shaped like a fan, has 10 barrels, and would be used for battle. We still use it today.
What is the machine gun?
500
Balancing science and art, logic and imagination-whole brain thinking
What is ART/SCIENZA?
500
Leonardo was very interested in birds. This led him to dream about something that would change lives forever.
What is flying?
500
This man perfected the technique of printing with moveable type by casting the moveable characters in lead. Printing was now cheaper and easier.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
500
This painting's lighting, shadows and backgrounds make it unique, as well as the placement of the men around the table.
What is The Last Supper?
500
In 1517 Leonardo suffered from this which paralyzed his right side.
What is a stroke?