Leonardo Da Vinci Accomplishments

Art is the expression of the human creative skill and imagination from a visual form, such as, a painting or sculpture that produces works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. Art allows people to express their mind and senses freely. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, better known as Leonardo da Vinci, was an extremely known and successful artist who expresses his emotional power through his artwork. I believe he is one of the most recognizable artists in the world and dominated the art world. Leonardo da Vinci was an entrepreneur; his work consisted of being an artist, mathematician, inventor and a writer. Leonardo studied the laws of science and nature, which significantly primed his work as a painter, sculptor,

He was raised by his father and his stepmothers and lived with his uncle and grandparents in a Tuscan town. By the age of fourteen, Leonardo was learning a wide range of technical skills, which consisted of, metalworking, leather arts, drawing, painting, sculpting and carpentry. Leonardo was qualified for a membership as a master artist in Florence’s Guild of Saint Luke at the age of 20; there he established his own workshop. In the year 1476, Leonardo was 24 years of age; Leo and four other men were charged with sodomy. This indictment was a crushing blow for him because at the time his name was becoming well known and Leonardo knew his reputation was now at stake. While on trial for these accusations no evidence was presented; therefore, he was acquitted for the crime and his whereabouts were

This portrait is also known as La Gioconda, which means pleasant, delightful and happy. Leonardo painted this portrait on a popular cottonwood panel using oil paint. Most oil paint is drawn on canvases but by using cottonwood the portrait has lasted for six centuries and is hung in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Leo uses the technique called sfumato, giving the hills and the mountains in the background a hazy look. There is also sfumato, or some shadowing, used at the corner of her eyes and lips, which gives a rhythm to her face. Mona Lisa’s focal point is in her face itself by giving the audience a bit of a smile. R.A Scotti, the author of Vanished Smile the Mystery Theft of Mona Lisa, gives a great description of the girl in Mona Lisa. She states, “Her posture is perfect, her shoulders straight, hands folded one across the other. She wears no jewelry, not even a wedding ring. If she reached a hand out, the gesture would seem perfectly natural. Her face is wide at the cheekbones, the forehead high, the chin pointed. Her nose is narrow, her lips pale and closed, the corners turned up ever so slightly in the famous smile. More than the smile, though, it is the eyes that captivate. They are warm, brown, and inescapable” (pgs. 4-5). WOW! How