“Leonardo Da Vinci Paintings: The Greatest Leonardo Da Vinci Paintings at All Time”
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It is without debate that Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest painters in history. All famous painters referred him as the father of Renaissance, and a master of perspective, the influence of Leonardo Da Vinci today extends far beyond the realm of artistic endeavor.
Encouraged and inspired by growing up in an environment rich in scholarly flavor there are 15 significant art works credited to Da Vinci, comprising paintings on panels, a large mural and various drawings. Da Vinci is renowned for his work in such fields as engineering, architecture, natural science mathematics and geometry.
Given the exquisite beauty and infinite fine detail of his art this isn’t really any wonder. What does strike one as surprising is the fact that Da Vinci only presents 15 major projects during his life time. Among the 15 significant works credited to Leonardo Da Vinci are various drawings and two seemingly incomplete paintings.
Among these fifteen works two paintings stand out as supreme examples of the innovative techniques that Da Vinci employed in laying out his paint and detailed knowledge of light botany, geology and perspective.Leonardo became the first painter, architect, and engineer for King Francis 1st in France. It was the King himself at his side on the 2nd of May, 1519 when he died.
The 2 greatest Leonardo Da Vinci paintings of all time are: The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.
Mona Lisa
Painting Title: Mona Lisa, 1503 / 1506
By Leonardo da Vinci
Famous Italian Artist - Renaissance
Without doubt the most famous portrait of all time. The subject of the Mona is said to be Lisa, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, although some recent discussion has suggested that the Mona Lisa may even represent a feminine representive self portrait of Da Vinci himself. This rather debatable and controversial argument is loosely supported by the dissection of the facial features of Lisa, suggesting that they closely resemble those of the artist. This interesting assumption is likely to be explained by the fact that, as an artist, Leonardo Da Vinci may have expressed his own character or sense of self in the creation. It may be suggested that if Leonardo did have some half biological sister, Lisa, the wife of Franceso del Giocondo may even be her.
The importance of the Mona Lisa as a major art work does not end with the subject matter, or even as a master piece painting alone. The Mona Lisa is a perfect example of Da Vinci’s use of mathematical equation and geometry in his paintings to bring balance and perspective in the creation of perfection.
Da Vinci employs a technique known as sfumato-fumo, or smoking, creating seamless transitions between light and dark, and mathematical accuracy to detail perspective
The Last Supper
Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, 1498
Mixed technique, 460 x 880 cm
Refectory, Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan
The Last Supper represents the definition of High Renaissance in subject matter and detail. Here Da Vinci captures the moment after Christ tells his apostles that one of them will betray him. Leonardo presents a wave of emotion among his subjects. Each emotion is unique to the each of the apostles represented.
The Composition of the Last Supper names
This masterpiece also depicts a sense of order in the scene via the arrangement of figures and his masterful application of perspective. The importance to the placement of the apostles and Christ is paramount to the attention Leonardo employed to detail in both visual representation and meaning.
Position of Judas, Peter and John (or Mary Magdalen? Who know…?)
Certainly these are just two works of Leonardo da Vinci selected to introduce you to the magnificence of the works of a genius. Other works that should be covered if not for the fear of creating an epic prologue to the master of high renaissance are the virgin on the rocks, the Adoration of Mag, and in fact, so much more including his famous drawings and engineered designs.
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