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Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect Website

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    gris2575

    Tue Oct 12 2010

    An extremely talented Painter, architect, Musician, sculptor, engineer, and Inventor. What amazes me about this man is that he was able to understand both Science and Art, and that he was talented in both. His paintings are among the most valuable and Recognizable in the world. Leonardo did not use a Palate, but mixed the colors Directly on the canvas, one on top of the other to create his colors and textures. Everybody is familiar with the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper but he had a lot of other Paintings that were Awesome in the original sense of the word. Sadly, due mainly to his experimentation with the medium, many of his works did not survive. But among those that did, these are some of my favorites. Madonna Litta http://www.qweas.com/downloads/desktop/screen-savers-art/scr-leonardo-screensaver.jpg has the classic Triangle image formed by Mary holding the baby. The complimentary colors in the clothing and skin and hair color draw your gaze while the Mother and Child keep your a... Read more

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    moosekarloff

    Tue May 18 2004

    Most notable all-around genius of the Renaissance who just also happened to be a painter. His greatest contribution to the visual arts was his Treatise on Painting, which codified certain very useful rules of pictorial composition. His paintings themselves, however, are lacking in that they are short on that elusive element of personality: they are usually overly pious renderings that suggest an airless atmosphere, or very well done, but also quite decorative, genre pieces that display undeniable talent but seem emotionally cold.

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    alpepper

    Tue May 18 2004

    Da Vinci may have been the most brilliant man who ever lived (the short list includes Einstein, Aristotle, and Ben Franklin). Art, science, philosophy, inventions, writing -- DaVinci did it. I find Mona Lisa the pinup girl of the 15th century. He was the true Italian Stallion. The Rimbaldi charachter who is featured prominently in Alias is modeled after Leonardo DaVinci.

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    vtsciencenerd

    Tue Mar 09 2004

    HE WAS NOT JUST A PAINTER HE WAS A SCIENTIST TO WHEN HE RESEARCHED HUMAN ANANTOMY HE TOOK DEAD PEOPLE OUT OF THE GRAVEYARD TORE THEM UP TO RESEARCH THEM AND THEN BARRIED THEM AGAIN THATS JUST NOT HUMAN LIKE

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    shimmers340500

    Mon Jul 28 2003

    His art is done very nicely, but the only work that ever got any REAL attention was Mona Lisa! Other than that, I can't name any other of his paintings.

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    kamylienne

    Wed Mar 19 2003

    da Vinci is truly the definitive "Renaissance" man, a master of pretty much all he puts his hands to. I concede that maybe the subject matter for his paintings are a little tame, but the technical and artistic prowess are indisputably incredible.

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    errol4e1

    Tue Feb 26 2002

    Da Vinci was not only a master of realism but he was a genius in other ereas as well.

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    flagrantedelec_tible

    Wed May 09 2001

    I am going to do this based SOLELY on his art; not his mechanical drawings, genius, etc. In "The Lords Supper", da Vinci exhibits great attention to detail, not so much in his stroke, but in what he has chosen to include. The whispering, questioning, and surprise in the faces of the disciples; the arrogance of Judas Iscariot; the loneliness of Jesus, seated with his arms open in welcoming. The folds in the tablecloth, to add the depth and reality, to make us feel that this could be OUR table. The empty, open countryside in the background. "Vitruvian Man", still the definitive image used to show the male baseline of the human form, instantly understandable by any who see it. And, of course, the "Mona Lisa"; by far, my least favorite da Vinci work; but the way he caught her face, and her emotion, so that it still captures the eye of people today. He was truly a master.

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    wiggum

    Wed May 02 2001

    It's difficult to just rate Leonardo da Vinci as a "painter," because - as the archetypal Renaissance man - he was a master of so many different forms of art and science. Along with van Gogh, da Vinci strikes me as the most fascinating artist of all time. And how about his inventions? In the late 1400s, this guy was designing things like tanks and hang gliders. If you take away everything but his paintings, da Vinci is still a genius. When you include the rest of his varied accomplishments, he rises to a level of genius reached by few others.

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    castlebee

    Wed May 02 2001

    Leonardo is the best and truest example of the Renaissance man and there is certainly no doubt he was a complete genius. I love just looking at his sketches - he had such a gentle touch and thoughtful attention to detail. And what an eclectic, fascinating mind he had!