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Payant 1 Marla Payant Payant English 9 10 May 2013 Leonardo da Vinci INTRO/ATTENTION GETTER GOES HERE: THESIS/PREVIEW: In order to appreciate the artistry and legacy of Leonardo da Vinci, it is vital to brush over his childhood, sculpt out his early career, view his important works and explore his legacy of discoveries and ideas of nature and science. Personal Life Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, the illegitimate son of Piero da Vinci (“Leonardo da Vinci.” DISCovering Biography) and a peasant girl, Caterina. His father took custody of da Vinci shortly after his birth (“Leonardo da Vinci Renaissance Man.”) raising him first in Vinci and then in Florence (“Leonardo da Vinci.” DISCovering Biography). Meanwhile, his mother married someone else and moved to a nearby town. “They kept on having kids, although not with each other, and they eventually supplied him with a total of 17 half sisters and brothers” (“Leonardo da Vinci Renaissance Man.”). da Vinci never married, although when he died in Aboise, France on May 2, 1519, Francesco Melzi, his assistant and rumored lover, become the primary heir and executor of da Vinci’s estate (“Leonardo da Vinci” Biography.com). Career da Vinci began his work as an artist as a young age. Apprenticed at 14 to the artist Verrocchio, da Vinci spent the next six years learning a variety of “technical skills, including metalworking, leather

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Leonardo da Vinci

INTRO/ATTENTION GETTER GOES HERE:

THESIS/PREVIEW:  In order to appreciate the artistry and legacy of Leonardo da Vinci, it is

vital to brush over his childhood, sculpt out his early career, view his important works and explore his

legacy of discoveries and ideas of nature and science.

Personal LifeLeonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, the illegitimate son of Piero da Vinci

(“Leonardo da Vinci.” DISCovering Biography) and a peasant girl, Caterina. His father took custody

of da Vinci shortly after his birth  (“Leonardo da Vinci ­ Renaissance Man.”) raising him first in Vinci

and then in Florence (“Leonardo da Vinci.” DISCovering Biography). Meanwhile, his mother married

someone else and moved to a nearby town. “They kept on having kids, although not with each other,

and they eventually supplied him with a total of 17 half sisters and brothers” (“Leonardo da Vinci ­

Renaissance Man.”).  da Vinci never married, although when he died in Aboise, France on May 2,

1519, Francesco Melzi, his assistant and rumored lover, become the primary heir and executor of da

Vinci’s estate (“Leonardo da Vinci” Biography.com).

Career

da Vinci began his work as an artist as a young age.  Apprenticed at 14 to the artist Verrocchio,

da Vinci spent the next six years learning a variety of “technical skills, including metalworking, leather

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arts, carpentry, drawing and sculpting”.  He earned his master artist designation by the age of 20 in the

Guild of Saint Luke (“Leonardo da Vinci” Biography.com).  Leonardo remained in the Verrocchio

studio until 1477 when he opened his own workshop. (“Leonardo da Vinci ­ Renaissance Man.”).

Other than a few sketches in his notebooks, little of Leonardo's work at this early period little survives,

other than some sketches in his notebooks. (“Leonardo da Vinci.” DISCovering Biography).

Career ­ Notable Works  Some paintings are recongnizable world wide

and require no introduction.  Such is the case with da Vinci’s portrait

Mona Lisa – Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del

Giocondo, more simply known as Mona Lisa.

Impact/Legacy­beyond art

REVIEW­ Need to paraphrase:  In order to appreciate the artistry and legacy of Leonardo da

Vinci, it is vital to brush over his childhood, sculpt out his early career, view his important works and

explore his legacy of discoveries and ideas of nature and science.

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Works Cited

Da Vinci, Leonardo. Mona Lisa – Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco

     del Giocondo. N.d. Illustration. The Louvre Museum, Paris.

“Leonardo da Vinci.” DISCovering Biography. Detoit: Gale, 2003. N. pag. Gale Student Resources

in Context. Web. 7 May 2013.

“Leonardo da Vinci.” Biography.com. A+E Television Networks, LLC, 2013. Web. 7 May 2013.

<http://www.biography.com/people/leonardo­da­vinci­40396>.

“Leonardo da Vinci ­ Renaissance Man.” Museum of Science. Museum of Science, Boston, 2013.

Web. 7 May 2013. <http://legacy.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html>.