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Despite how he's known, he was probably actually born in Anchiano, near Florence |
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2023-02-02 |
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He was born in 1452 in Anchiano but the name he's known by would give a nearby place lasting fame |
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BIRTH OF AN ARTIST |
2022-10-12 |
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This multi-talented Renaissance artist served up "The Virginof the Rocks" |
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WORLD ART |
2016-02-05 |
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In the 1480s, he sketched "The Horse and Rider", seen here |
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ART & ARTISTS |
2013-02-06 |
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C. 1509:"Vitruvian Man" |
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PORTRAIT BY THE ARTIST |
2012-05-03 |
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While living in Milan, he created a forced-air central heating system for a castle |
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RENAISSANCE ARTISTS |
2009-12-21 |
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There's no wry smile on this Italian's"Ginevra de'Benci", which you can see right here in the U.S. of A. |
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ART & ARTISTS |
2009-11-09 |
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In 1482 he abandoned his "Adoration of the Magi" to work as an engineer for the Duke of Milan |
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ARTE ITALIANO |
2009-02-02 |
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This man was hired by the Duke of Milan because he could design cannons & war machines for the city |
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WHERE ART THOU? |
2008-02-14 |
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Break the code and name this inventive 16th Century artist |
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ARTY FACTS |
2007-04-13 |
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He advocated sfumato, a subtle blending of tones, saying light & shade should blend like smoke as seen here |
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ART |
2005-01-10 |
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This Florentine's 1483 "Madonna of the Rocks" is his earliest major work that survives in complete form |
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ART & ARTISTS |
2003-09-15 |
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This artist's Virgin seenhereis similar to a more famous painting by him: |
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ARTISTIC MASTERS |
1999-07-22 |
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Lesser known works by this Italian master include "The Virgin Of The Rocks" & "The Adoration Of The Magi" |
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ITALIAN ART |
1999-01-22 |
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This artist related the human figure to geometrical figures in the famous drawing seen here |
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ART & ARTISTS |
1998-09-24 |
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Sadly, the technique he invented to paint "The Last Supper" led to its rapid deterioration |
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ART |
1997-05-12 |
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In this Italian's "Virgin & Child with Saint Anne", both women wear smiles rather like his Mona Lisa's |
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ART |
1997-04-28 |
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Vasari said this Renaissance man painted the left-hand angel in Verrocchio's "Baptism of Christ" |
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ART & ARTISTS |
1997-02-25 |
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This "Mona Lisa" artist is noted for the sfumato, or smoky, quality of his paintings |
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ART |
1996-11-12 |
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The "Mona Lisa" was one of the few paintings he finished during his 2nd residence in Florence |
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ART |
1996-06-14 |
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Painted circa 1474, this Italian's portrait of Ginevra de' Benci is somber, not smiling |
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THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART |
1995-12-25 |
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c. 1490 he found that the span of a man's arms equals his height & drew a picture showing it |
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ART CLASS |
1995-07-06 |
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He arranged the folded hands in the "Mona Lisa" so the subject formed a pyramid shape |
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ARTISTS |
1995-02-13 |
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Some consider his "Last Supper" in Milan the first work of the High Renaissance |
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ART & ARTISTS |
1994-12-05 |
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For his mural "The Last Supper", he used oils instead of the watercolors of normal frescoes |
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ART |
1994-11-21 |
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This painter of "La Gioconda" was the son of ser Piero da Vinci & Caterina, a peasant woman |
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ART & ARTISTS |
1994-11-09 |
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His "Adoration of the Magi" altarpiece in Florence was never finished |
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ARTISTS |
1994-09-27 |
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His famous Milan "Last Supper" captures the moment when Christ says one of the disciples will betray him |
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ART |
1994-02-25 |
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His "Last Supper" in Milan was already a wreck by the end of his lifetime |
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ARTISTS |
1993-11-30 |
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This artist's 1st major commission was "The Adoration of the Magi" for the monks of San Donato a Scopeto |
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ARTISTS |
1993-02-12 |
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Because he left Florence for Milan in 1482, this artist's "Adoration of the Magi" was never finished |
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ART |
1992-02-12 |
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This Italian genius has been called the greatest artist of the 1400s |
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ARTISTS |
1989-02-08 |
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In 1485 this Italian painted "Madonna of the Rocks", his earliest major work that survives in complete form |
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ARTISTS |
1988-11-11 |
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He was the 1st artist to draw the fetal position of a human embryo accurately |
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ITALIAN ART |
1988-05-16 |
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Blurring out lines to soften images, as in corners of a smile, was this Italian's invention |
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ART |
1988-02-04 |
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In December 1986, a computer analyst claimed that the model for the "Mona Lisa" was this person |
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ART NEWS |
1987-05-05 |
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The Louvre, built for his patron, aptly houses this artist's most famous painting |
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ART |
1987-03-31 |
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Of Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, & El Greco, the one born 1st |
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RENAISSANCE ART |
1985-09-20 |
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Although he died in France, his "Last Supper" was in Milan |
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ARTISTS |
1985-01-29 |
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