The Renaissance and Da Vinci
"Renaissance" is a word used by historians to describe a period in European cultural history that began in Italy around 1400 and lasted until the end of the 1500s. This word, which is French, means "rebirth." The Renaissance was the rebirth of classical literature, the rebirth of art, and the revival of learning. The entrance of Europe into the Renaissance signaled the collapse of the feudal system and the beginning of a new era in history. This period also led to new types of thinking such as Humanism, or the belief in active rather than contemplative life. The Renaissance was motivated, in part, by the results of the Crusades. The revival of trade due to the Crusades led to a great exchange of ideas throughout Europe. The invention of printing also gave rise to learning because knowledge became available to all people, not just nobility. Because of this revival of learning, a new type of man formed. He was a "Renaissance man." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines "renaissance man" as "[a] man who has broad intellectual interests and is accomplished in areas of both the arts and the sciences." There were many "Renaissance men"; such as the great William Shakespeare of England, Raphael, Michaelangelo, C
"The Renaissance." Who and When? The Renaissance: Artists and Writers early interest and fascination with war and machinery in drawing a silver point warrior. By far outshining his peers, and Verrochio realizing that his student was a much better painter than he, Leonardo was given the first big opportunity of his career. He was allowed to paint the kneeling angel in Verrochio's "Baptism of Christ." This work is considered his first famous creation. "...in order to preserve the nature of the planets, open the roof and bring the image of a single planet onto the base of a concave mirror. The image of the planet reflected by the base will show the surface of the planet much magnified." In 1499, French armies invaded Italy and his patron was defeated. Over the next 16 years, Leonardo searched for a new patron. He traveled throughout Italy working for short periods for a number of employers. For a small amount of time he worked for Cesare Borgia as a "senior military architect and general engineer" (...Leonardo da Vinci). For Borgia, he designed a bridge to span the "golden horn" in Constantinople. By 1503, he was back in Florence serving as an adviser in the undertaking of diverting the River Arno behind Pisa. Following this endeavor, he began plans to create a canal to allow Florence access to the sea. But, as usual, Leonardo became lead away from his project for a new interest and neither the diversion nor the canal were completed. The cause of his distraction was the combination of his beginning of the most famous "Mona Lisa" and the news mother a peasant. Shortly after his birth, Ser Piero took custody and decided to raise Leonardo as part of his household. His mother then moved to a neighboring town and married. Her new marriage eventually supplied Leonardo with seventeen half brothers and sisters.
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