Hello, and welcome back to our weekly blog where twice a week we will get to embark on a new adventure through history together.
In the last article, we talked about the amazing and talented artist: Michelangelo. Who painted the Sistine Chapel Ceiling, and The Statue of an Angel, or how about the sculpture “Brutus” If you have not had a chance to look at that article I would suggest going and taking a look at it.
In this article, we will be looking over some of the talented art of Leonardo Da Vinci.
A bit about the artist
Leonardo di ser pieroda vinci, or rather Leonardo Da Vinci was an active painter, draughtsman, engineer, sculptor, and architect. He is identified as one of the greatest painters in the history of western art despite having lost and unfinished art, he created some of the most influential paintings in the western canon.
Leonardo da Vinci Died at Clos Luce on May 2nd 1519 at the age of 67.
There is also a legend saying that the king held Leonardo Da Vinci’s head as he passed away.
Onto the art gallery
The art of Leonardo Da Vinci is truely remarkable, and one of a kind. There was nothing like his art anywhere else in the world.
The first art piece we will be looking at is called "Head of a Girl"
The drawing is a portrait that was made in 1483, the medium used is silverpoint and highlights on prepared paper and it’s currently at The Royal Library of Turin.
The second art we will look at today is called “La Belle Ferronniere”
La Belle ferronniere is a portrait of a lady that is currently sitting in the Louvre Museum, it is also known as the portrait of an unknown woman. It was painted between 1490 and 1406 and the medium used is oil and wood.
The third piece we will look at today is called the “mona Lisa”
The Mona Lisa is a portrait painting of a woman named Lisa del Giocondo, it was painted between 1503 and 1506 and the medium used was oil and popular panel. The painting is currently in the Louvre.
The End of Today’s Article
Though there are so many amazing art pieces created by Leonardo da Vinci, i am glad we got to go over some of the most famous art pieces of his today. This will bring us to the end of our art galleries, but I leave you with this question, Can you name any other art by Leonardo da Vinci that was not in this gallery? if you can Send it in a letter to Georgia Clearless answering this question and you will recieve a prize.Fancy writing a blog of your own?
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