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Little Leonardo was in the yard on a
cold wet stump looking at all of the animals and the blue sky. Suddenly he got an
inspiration and took out a paper and pencil. He started to draw them. Soon he
drew them everyday and that is how Leonardo Da Vinci developed his love for art. |
Leonardo Da Vinci was born on Saturday April 15, 1452. He lived for sixty-six
years. Leonardo had no last name. In Italian da means from. He was from a town
called Vinci. So his last name means from Vinci. His father’s name was
sir Pero Da Vinci.
Leonardo went to a school
called St. Luke. His inspiration for drawing animals was from the animals
outside. He loved to draw them. Some of the people that he learned from were
famous. Some of them were scholars, kings, and other artists. He showed his
paintings to an artist named Andrea Del Verroccardo for some painting tips. From all
the advice he got he created some great paintings.
Leonardo did
many other things besides being an artist. He was a musician, mathematician,
scientist, inventor, philosopher, writer, architect, and sculptor. In his other
career as an inventor his sketches of his ideas were masterpieces by themselves. His
career was very important to him. He liked his work in art and all the other things
he did.
| The Mona Lisa is very
beautiful. This painting shows a lady sitting on a mountain and thinking of life.
When you look a the painting the first thing you see is Mona Lisa. The size of it is
77 by 53 centimeters. One of the most mysterious things about the Mona Lisa is that
wherever you stand she is always looking into your eyes. In the background there are
mountains and a lake. All of the lines in the portrait have rounded off
curves. It won the title of “most famous of all paintings.” Mona
Lisa is also called La Giaconda. This marvelous painting was painted more
than 450 years ago. It is shocking but some people chopped off the sides of the Mona
Lisa. Leonardo used squares, circles, and curved off soft edged shapes. In
this masterpiece it had gracefully smooth lines. If you were to feel this painting
it would feel soft and smooth. Leonardo used warm colors. |
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The painting is
very still and peaceful. Down a winding road behind Mona Lisa the colors get warmer
the farther down it goes. The ovals on Mona Lisa’s dress repeat over and over
again. This painting shows beauty, peace, mystery and happiness. Each side of
the painting is different. Looking at this painting you can’t see very far off
into the distance. This painting shows emotionalism.
Leonardo mostly painted people not including his pictures
of inventions. Leonardo uses realism in his work, things he has learned about.
When writing notes to himself he wrote backwards so no one could copy and keep his
ideas. Leonardo liked making things realistic so he would use nature in
backgrounds. Also, he would brush so lightly and softly that you could believe that
it was a photograph. Leonardo left unfinished paintings (I don’t know
why). One of Leonardo’s silliest things was to try and make his own
paint. It didn’t work.
Sadly Leonardo passed away on May 2, 1519. Leonardo
was a great painter, inventor, and scientist. One of his sayings was that “art
is a major path to knowledge.” He was an important man in the world in his
sixty-six years of life. He was unique in his own special way. In many
people’s opinion he was one of the best artists in the world. Also, the little
boy who once drew animals later drew one of the best paintings of our time.
Researched and written
by Briana W.
Mrs. Sunda's 3rd Grade Gifted
Class
Sources:
Leonardo da Vinci by Ernest Raboff
Leonardo da Vinci by Mike Venizia |
