Chronology of Leonardo Da Vinci s life
This thesis is my effort at a chronology of Leonardo Da Vinci’s life. I’ll explore Leonardo’s progress form apprentice to one of the supreme artist of our times. I will trace a brief account of Leonardo’s life and try to make clear some of his most essential works and how they came to be created. In doing so I’ll try to discuss the artist’s techniques. ... In April 15, 1452 a young, beautiful, peasant girl named Caterina gave birth to a baby boy named Leonardo; in a village near the small township of Vinci. ... He was very well respected in Florence, which lay 15 miles to the east of Vinci. Caterina soon after married another man and it was decided Leonardo would move into Ser Piero’s house. ... Francesco taught Leonardo the names and uses of plants and herbs, the signs of impending weather and the behavior of the indigenous animals. The local minister educated Leonardo in how to read and write and use an abacus. This is the only schooling Leonardo received (Herbert 3). At approximately the age of 15 Leonardo Father remarried and it was determined he would move into his new family home in Florence, however on his arrival his Father decided it was time he take up an apprenticeship. ... Alongside other apprentices, Leonardo was educated in the skills of drawing, painting, sculpture, architecture, optics, botany and music. Leonardo was a star of Verrocchio’s bottega. He helped with several of Verrocchio’s own paintings. There is a tale that goes when Verrochio judged himself outclasses by his pupil Leonardo, Verrocchio broke his brush, to devote himself henceforth only to sculpture (Debolin12). There is another tale that goes, Leonardo’s Father stopped by the bottega at some point and asked Leonardo for a favor, “Would you paint something on the front of a shield for a friend of mine?” Leonardo thought carefully about the use of the shield. ... As soon as his training was completed at Verrocchio’s bottega he became a professional artist. ... Luke, a painter’s union in Florence (Mason 8). The Annunciation, painted when Leonardo was in his early 20’s portrays the scene from the New Testament when the Virgin Mary is told by the Angel Gaberiel that she will give birth to Jesus. Leonardo used oil paint and tempera (powder color mixed with gel) on a wooden panel. Leonardo paid close attention to detail; the lily held by the Angel, is a symbol of the Virgin Mary. ... ” (Wasserman 54-58) The Adoration of Magi, Leonardo was asked to fashion an alter piece for a monastery. ... A technique of Leonardo’s known as “chiaroscuro.” (Wasserman 66-73) Leonardo just began to launch his standing as a painter in Florence when in 1482; he decided to go to work in Milan. Here Leonardo was delighted in the prospect of using more of his talents; for now he was to work not only as a painter, but also an architect and designer. It was quite an accomplishment for Ludovico Sforza to lure Leonardo away from Florence. Leonardo’s title was “painter and Engineer to the Duke.