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Research Paper On Leonardo Da Vinci

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The topic I chose to research is Art: The work of Leonardo da Vinci on perspective, light, shadows, and color in painting. I am an art major, so I was very intrigued with the subject matter and enjoyed researching about it.

Motivated to make his paintings more life-like, Leonardo da Vinci helped to pave the way for painting realistically in the Renaissance era. He discovered a way to make objects look 3D using techniques coined as chiaroscuro and sfumato. By using these techniques in his artwork, other paintings of the era looked flat and dull in comparison.

But da Vinci did not stop there. Being the perfectionist that he was, he began researching, studying and applying science into his work. He meticulously studied proportions and applied
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