Leonardo also worked on his great painting,The Last Supper. ... At the same time as he was painting The Last Supper , Leonardo designed and constructed a full sized clay model for a 24 foot high statue of the Duke's father on horseback. ... During these last years of his life Leonardo began to arrange and edit his scientific papers, a task left unfinished at his death. ...
Dmitry Shamis Da Vinci and how he was the true Renaissance man The renaissance is known as a time of great change, which produced many great minds. During this time period, society was transformed into one of increasingly dominated by central political institutions with an urb...
The Renaissance Period Perhaps one of the most famous Renaissance paintings is the Mona Lisa, painted by Italian artist, Leonardo da Vinci. It is a typical Renaissance painting. It is famous for her haunting, inexplicable smile. The Renaissance/Early Modern Peri...
Although Leonardo da Vinci made many contributions in the form of art, he is most known for "Virgin of the Rocks"" (1480's) "The Last Supper"" (1490's) and "Mona Lisa"" (1500's) (Gardner, 451). ... Additionally the scenes the artist painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel I Rome of the "Last Judgment"" has been transformative and significantly influential in fresco in western art. ...
