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Leonardo Da Vinci
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| Former-Teacher | Date: Thursday, 22.03.2012, 15:18 | Message # 1 |
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| What do you know about Leonardo Da Vinci's art?
How do you understand his art?
What makes it modern and everlasting?
What do you see or feel when you look at his paitings?
What made him a Rennaissance artist?
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| Luck | Date: Thursday, 22.03.2012, 20:24 | Message # 2 |
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| In 1480s Leonardo painted many great works. One of the most important works of this period is the Virgin of the Rocks.
You can see the picture here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Virgin_of_the_Rocks.jpg
It actually exists in 2 exemplars. But both paintings show the Madonna and Christ Child with the infant John the Baptist and an angel, in a rocky setting which gives the paintings their usual name. The significant compositional differences are in the gaze and right hand of the angel. There are many minor ways in which the works differ, including the colours, the lighting, the flora. Although the date of an associated commission is documented, the exact history of neither painting is known continuously. This fact has left the two works subject to speculation as to which is the earlier of the two.
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| MissJane | Date: Wednesday, 28.03.2012, 00:08 | Message # 3 |
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| The Vitruvian Man is a world-renowned drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci circa 1487. It is accompanied by notes based on the work of the famed architect, Vitruvius. The drawing, which is in pen and ink on paper, depicts a male figure in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and simultaneously inscribed in a circle and square. The drawing and text are sometimes called the Canon of Proportions. This image exemplifies the blend of art and science during the Renaissance and provides the perfect example of Leonardo's keen interest in proportion. In addition, this picture represents a cornerstone of Leonardo's attempts to relate man to nature.
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| Teacher | Date: Thursday, 05.04.2012, 15:21 | Message # 4 |
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| Leonardo is the only artist of whom it may be said with perfect literalness: Nothing that he touched but turned into a thing of eternal beauty. Whether it be the cross-section of a scull, the structure of a weed or the study of muscles, he, with his feeling for line and for light & shade, forever transmitted it into life-communicating values; and all without intention, for most of these magical sketches were dashed off to illustrate purely scientific matters, which alone absorbed his mind at the moment.
Leonardo Da Vinci was a great philosopher, scientist and artist. He was a real globally educated person. That’s why all his works are unique and very thought-provoking. All his masterpieces in all spheres of his creative work outstrip the time. Even nowadays his pictures, drawings and some other masterpieces are urgent subjects of discussion.
In Vino Veritas...
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| Megastarosta | Date: Thursday, 05.04.2012, 15:23 | Message # 5 |
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| For me Davinci is a secret. I can hardly imagine how one person could be so creative. His projects and works were not only large-scale but also enormous. Leonardo Da Vinci means for me a new epoch in art, architecture and buildings. A painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. All these professions concentrated in one human.
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| MissJane | Date: Thursday, 05.04.2012, 15:29 | Message # 6 |
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| Though his predilection towards scientific explanation of the outside world was visibly predominant, this prolific artist embodied his life views into powerful images worth any impressionistic work of art. These magnificent reflections of the universe, its structure, purpose and developments made Leonardo Da Vinci one of the creators of modern human mentality – his desire to explore the things that were never considered of utmost importance led to widespread attitude to him as an obscure scholar and mysterious artist. One of the pivots of his attention was the question of natural harmony later reflected in prodigious surveys and considerations on human body and its organisation. He let the interest to the beauty of body resurrect from the ashes of ignorance and religious bashfulness and restraint. But unlike Michelangelo who venerated and extolled the human body and its perfection, Da Vinci made his investigations sound as a basis for any other research. His paintings represent the highest degree of careful observation and new understanding of man’s identity.
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| Tanya | Date: Thursday, 05.04.2012, 15:36 | Message # 7 |
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| Leonardo is the one artist of whom it may be said with perfect literalness: Nothing that he touched but turned into a thing of eternal beauty. Whether it be the cross-section of a scull, the structure of a weed or the study of muscles, he, with his feeling for line and for light & shade, forever transmitted it into life-communicating values; and all without intention, for most of these magical sketches were dashed off to illustrate purely scientific matters, which alone absorbed his mind at the moment.
Leonardo da Vinci was Italian painter, architect, sculptor, draftsman and engineer. He was and is a one of the greatest artists; he is best known as a creator of such famous masterpieces as Mona Lisa, Madonna of the Rock and many other. Looking at his pictures we can safe to say that he had one of the best scientific and artistic minds. He was an all-round genius whose paintings and inventions changed the world. Not only did he came up with his contemporaries but he exceled them as well.
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| Rina | Date: Thursday, 05.04.2012, 15:38 | Message # 8 |
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| by Asya and Rina:
Mona Lisa is considered to be the most famous and enigmatic painting in the world. Due to the fact that it has been attracting pilgrims for centuries, a lot of interpretations of its mystery have arisen. The most problematic question here is – who is the woman depicted in it and is it actually a woman? According to several treaties Mona Lisa can turn out to be Mr.Lisa.
A team of researchers from the Italian national committee for cultural heritage are claiming that Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”, the most famous painting in the world, was inspired by the artist’s male apprentice Salai. The pair are said to have had an “ambiguous” relationship and were probably lovers said Silvano Vincenti, chairman of the committee.
There also exists a theory that Leonardo has depicted himself on the canvas.
As Rosenfeld puts it, "The questions about who this woman is range from: she is related to Medici family, or she is the wife of a wealthy merchant in Florence [...] or most outlandishly that she is actually a hidden self portrait of Leonardo himself [...] That's a kind of theory that seems most outrageous but is still of interest".
But still the secret of the painting remains a highly debatable question because a lot of myths always arise round the most admired and talked-up phenomena.
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| MissJane | Date: Thursday, 05.04.2012, 15:48 | Message # 9 |
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| "The earlier masters knew how to convey feelings, but their work seems one-dimensional in comparison, with little sense of man's underlying complexity."
Just take a brief glance at one of Da Vinci’s numerous drawings “Female Head”. The image seems to be a subtle contour on a dusty sheet of paper. Or it can be a phantom struggling through the cloudy skies. The face bears signs of everlasting obedience and appeasement – the traits of human personality revered in all times and cultures. Her gaze is fixed on something lying beneath the sight of the spectator. Apparently she observes her thoughts indulging in the moments of silence and peace with oneself. The curve of her sensuous lips reveals not only the spiritual maturity but her corporeal beauty. The sketch evokes contemplations on the fact whether the existence of balance and harmony between mind (soul) and body (desires) are possible.
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| Teacher | Date: Thursday, 05.04.2012, 15:49 | Message # 10 |
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| Read these two discriptions of "Mona Lisa"
1) In a special section called "The Tribune", hangs the most celebrated painting in the world, the "Mona Lisa". It has lost a good deal of its colour through the centuries, becoming green and brownish, but it still has a fascination that few painters can approach, for through it Leonardo has projected an uncanny presence - something that seems more unforgettably real than reality itself. The figure has more solidity than the rocks in the landscape behind it; yet the famous smile and the expression around the eyes are elusive - moving and alive with the very breath of life. Leonardo worked on this picture over a period of four years, and into it he put all the skills of perhaps the most universal genius of all times: the exquisitely subtle modelling of a master painter, plus the astounding knowledge of human anatomy, his keen psychological perception - and the refinement of his own noble spirit. Leonardo's aim was to express an ideal conception - to create an image of humanity raised to an exalted stage. The face of a young Florentine woman, Mona Lisa, helped him to realize this image. For Renaissance painters, the philosophical basis of a picture was often the main reason for its existence. So the smile also stands for the movement of life and the mystery of the soul. The hazy mountain towering above the plain and its winding river symbolize the universe.
2) The surface of the picture is badly damaged; much overpainting has been done on the dress, the veil, and the hands; oxidation of the colours has produced an effect of monotony over the surface of the painting; according to Woelffin, the dress was originally green and the sleeves yellow. The history of this painting is well-known. It rapidly became the most famous work of art in the world and a constant place of pilgrimage; stolen in 1911 and found again two years later. Imprudently sent to America in 1963, the "Mona Lisa" has become, in addition to the masterpiece it, of course, is, a religious, sexual, and philosophical symbol. It is surrounded by a mass of suppositions, which nearly always not only violate the historical significance of the work, but ignore even the most indisputable documentary evidence. The identification of the subject with Monna Lisa del Giocondo has been doubted, in spite of the testimony of Vasari and undeniable documentary proof, and even its authenticity has not always been accepted. The most amazing thing is that this whole pseudo-problem is already present in the writings of Vasari, from the "magical" elements, to the birth of the myth of the smile.
In Vino Veritas...
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| Teacher | Date: Thursday, 05.04.2012, 15:50 | Message # 11 |
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| These two descriptions are different. The first one is aimed at analyzing the masterpiece itself and the professionalism of Leonardo. The second description includes the history of the painting and its influence and social significance. Mona Lisa is a real masterpiece representing the absolute genius of Da Vinci. The technique, the colors, the expression and the content of the painting is a subject of many debates and arguments. Mona Lisa is also one of the most interesting subjects for scientific analysis. There are a variety of mysteries concerning the picture. They are, for example, the smile of Mona Lisa, the level of the horizon or some diseases that could torture the woman posing for a portrait. The sticking point of all disputes concerning Mona Lisa is whether this work of art is a real masterpiece possessing a great significance and a plethora of knowledge or it’s just an ordinary painting that has become famous in an easy state of Da Vinci’s mind just for the sake of joke.
In Vino Veritas...
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| Megastarosta | Date: Thursday, 12.04.2012, 22:01 | Message # 12 |
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| For me Davinci is a secret. I can hardly imagine how one person could be so creative. His projects and works were not only large-scale but also enormous. Leonardo Da Vinci means for me a new epoch in art, architecture and buildings. A painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. All these professions concentrated in one human.
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| Samsik | Date: Monday, 28.05.2012, 12:19 | Message # 13 |
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| Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
He had a keen eye and quick mind that led him to make important scientific discoveries, yet he never published his ideas.
He was a gentle vegetarian who loved animals and despised war, yet he worked as a military engineer to invent advanced and deadly weapons.
He was one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, yet he left only a handful of completed paintings.
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| Nastay62rus | Date: Tuesday, 08.01.2013, 09:32 | Message # 14 |
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| Already its first cloths — "Lady day", "Madonna Benois", "Worship of magicians" — let know that in Italy there was a great artist. In the same time it deeply and thoroughly studies human anatomy and animals, is engaged in mechanics, architecture, creation of various devices.
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