Leonardo da Vinci: Artist
"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things."
Leonardo da Vinci
If you think Leonardo da Vinci's most important work was primarily as an artist, keep in mind the following questions as you do your research and collect your images:
1. What are his most famous works of art?
2. What sort of paintings and sculpture did he do? What sort of media and tools were
available to Leonardo, and how did that influence his work?
3. Did he do his art for himself or for other people? Who were his patrons?
4. How did Leonardo da Vinci's work compare with other artists of his time? In what ways is
his genius and innovation seen in his artwork?
5. Where are his paintings and sculptures now? How are they being preserved?
6. Where in today’s world do you see Leonardo’s influence and/or legacy of his art?
7. What is your personal reaction to his art? In your evaluation, which three artworks are the
most important and why?
8. How might your understanding of his art affect your own creative work?
You may use the following web sites to complete your assignment:
INTERACTIVE SITES
Leonardo's Perspective http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeonardosPerspective.html
Explore Leonardo's Studio http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo/studio/
RESEARCH SITES
Renaissance Man – Leo the Artist http://www.mos.org/leonardo/artist.html
The Mona Lisa http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo/gallery/monalisa.shtml
Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling? http://library.thinkquest.org/13681/data/link2.htm
Golden Ratio, Mona Lisa, & Vitruvian Man http://library.thinkquest.org/27890/applications6.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0625
Leonardo da Vinci's Paintings http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/magi.html
The Famous Bronze Horse Sculpture http://www.leonardoshorse.org/
Drawings http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/anatomy.html
GALLERIES
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo/gallery/
2. Web Museum, Paris http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vinci/
3. All of the Galleries/Museums that have da Vinci's work
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/leonardo_da_vinci.html