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Leonardo da Vinci: 14

THINK ABOUT IT
True Renaissance Man Leonardo da Vinci studied when he was apprenticed
Leonardo Da Vinci’s age

anatomy. He wanted to learn how to study art

the body worked. How might this • Da Vinci was left-handed
Leonard da Vinci is best known for help an artist? and used mirror writing.
his painting Mona Lisa. This portrait His notes were written
of a smiling woman has been backwards but could
seen on everything from posters be read when seen in a
to memes. With his masterpiece, mirror.

da Vinci created a strange optical • He had an idea for a
flying machine called an
illusion. People who see her in ornithopter. It would use
person feel Mona Lisa is looking at mechanical wings that
them, no matter where they stand. flapped.
• Mona Lisa is on display
Da Vinci was born in Italy in 1452. at the Louvre Museum in
He lived during the Renaissance. Paris, France.
This was a period of great

advancements in the arts and
sciences. To paint The Last Supper,
da Vinci used a new technique The Mona Lisa,
developed during this time. Earlier on display at the
paintings often looked flat. They did Louvre Museum,
not have depth. The Last Supper in France.
used perspective. Objects in the
background looked smaller. This
created a scene people felt they learned how body parts work. Da Da Vinci died in 1519. Sketches

could step right into. Vinci was also an inventor. In his of his ideas have helped inspire

Da Vinci was more than just an notes, he drew sketches of many modern-day inventions. Today,
artist. He was a scientist. He ideas. They included flying machines airplanes and tanks
6 6 studied subjects like anatomy. He and armored vehicles. are a reality. 7