Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci, the dog in his Renaissance Outfit

I have always felt an affinity for Leonardo Da Vinci, so much so I named my dog after him. I call him Vinci. Leonardo was born in April under the sign of Aries, as I am. I love that he is a scientist and an artist and a visionary thinker. Artists who are intellectual in their work are of great interest to me. When art is beyond representation and takes much deeper forms is impressive to me. We continually learn more, even centuries, later about this mysterious man who was truly a genius. As our science has improved we have learned more about his work using x-rays and looking at the under paintings of his most famous work. His use of symbology continually offers new insight into the political and religious issues of the time. Leonardo's ability to be so talented in so many areas made him into what we now coin in terminology as the Renaissance Man. I found this interesting facts to share with you . Enjoy.

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• Leonardo dug into graveyards at night to steal corpses and study human anatomy
• He was a left-handed dyslexic and procrastinating perfectionist who left many paintings unfinished and destroyed most of his work.

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• Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the icons of the renaissance. Together with Michelangelo and several other great artists and artisans of the period Da Vinci left a legacy of art, thought, science, and culture which has profoundly affected all ages since. Like all (well – most!) humans he was interesting and we share with you some interesting facts…

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  • Leonardo drew the plans for the first armored car in 1485.
  • He also designed the cannon, a machine gun, gliders, turnspit for roasting meat, canal system to irrigate fields, and invented the parachute.

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  • Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti were not the best of buddies.
  • One of the quirks of Leonardo was that he wrote many of his notes using mirror writing. Some believe this was to keep his thoughts secret.

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  • It took Leonardo Da Vinci about ten years to paint Mona Lisa’s lips.
  • He never married or had children and had a reputation of being a man of high character.

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  • Paper was far more expensive and harder to get hold of in Leonardo’s day than it is today. Which is why he made more intensive use of it, “filling” most of every page.
  • Unusually for the era in which he lived, Leonardo Da Vinci was a vegetarian, for humanitarian reasons.
  Leonardo enjoyed purchasing caged birds so that he could set them free
• Da Vinci is best known for his masterpieces; Mona Lisa, Madonna of the Rocks, and The Last Supper.

Leonardo Da Vinci Quote: When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.