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Leonardo da Vinci

By JordynG
  • First Major Work
    Feb 8, 1475

    First Major Work

    was "The Baptism of Christ". Leonardo worked on it with Andrew del Verrocchio. They finished the painting in 1475.
  • His First Individual Piece
    Feb 8, 1475

    His First Individual Piece

    was the "Annunciation". This is a painting that is showing Gabriel telling Mary that she would bare the child of God. He worked on this piece from 1472-1475.
  • Another Very Famous Piece
    Feb 8, 1497

    Another Very Famous Piece

    was the "Last Supper". Which shows Judas, the traitor of Christ, behind the table. This is different than any other portrayal of the "Last Supper". Another thing that is different in da Vinci's painting than any other is that John, who is sitting next to Christ, looks a lot like a girl. This painting was worked on from 1495-1497.
  • Most Famous Piece of Work
    Feb 8, 1506

    Most Famous Piece of Work

    was the "Portait of Lisa del Giocondo", better known as the "Mona Lisa". He worked on this piece from 1503-1506. In this painting you can see how the eyes seem to follow you. When people look at this painting they wonder who she is and why she is smiling.
  • He Dissected Bodies
    Feb 8, 1511

    He Dissected Bodies

    He dissected the whole body of a man who died in his presence, a toddler, two other men who were most likely criminals, and one fetus. Everything else was just parts of a body. He had to work in horrible conditions because the bodies could not be preserved or frozen. He did this from 1510-1511.
  • Went to Court for Dissections
    Feb 8, 1513

    Went to Court for Dissections

    Da Vinci went to court in 1513 because he was doing dissections. The Pope said it was heresy and banned him from dissections and had him thrown out of the painters guild.
  • Wrote and Published a Book
    Feb 8, 1519

    Wrote and Published a Book

    called "Trattato della Pittura", which means "Trearise on Painting". in this book he talks about the affects of light and shade. He also talks about the techniques he invented, which were chiarscuro and sfumato. Chiarscuro was the effect of shading people and faces to show thier expression and movement. Sfumato deals with using shadows and proportions to show the location of a figure in the background. He worked on this from 1452-1519.