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1. The name Leonardo Da Vinci translated to Leonardo from the town of Vinci.
2. Leonardo was raised by his single father.
3. Leonardo was one of the first Italians to use oil paint.
4. He was left-handed.
5. He drew the plans for the first armored car in 1485!
6. He was also a sculptor, designer of costumes, mathematician and botanist.
7. He made maps of Europe.
8. He invented hydraulic pumps.
9. The Mona Lisa is perhaps his most famous work. The subject of his portrait is still debated to this day, the most popular current view being that it is of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo. One of the most unusual hypothesis is that it is a self-portrait of Leonardo as a woman.
10. It took Da Vinci about 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
11. Leonardo was famous for the way he used light in his portrait.
12. He painted "The Last Supper" at Santa Maria delle Grazie in milan; a dramatic depiction of the moment Jesus announced that he would be betrayed.
13. He would wear pink to make his complexion look fresh.
14. He never married or had children.
15. Leonardo was the love child of Caterina, a peasant, and Ser Piero a lawyer and landlord. He was home schooled and lacked a formal education in Greek and Latin.
16. He was an accomplished Iyre player. When he was first presented at the Milanese court, it was as a musician, not a n artist or inventor.
17. Mona Lisa theory - Her smile means she was secretly pregnant.
18. Bill Gates bought the Codex Leicester in 1995 for $30 million. This manuscript, the only one not held in Europe, includes Da Vinci's studies on hydraulics and the movement of water.
19. Leonardo was the first the explain why the sky is blue.
20. He designed an armored car, a scythed chariot, a pile driver, a revolving crane, a pulley, a lagoon dredge, and a flying ship.
21. I wonder what happen if...After dissecting cadavers, Leonardo replaced the muscles with strings to see how they worked.
22. Sometimes he could be such a dick; He was a big fan of puns and word games, and Folio 44 of his Codx Arundel contains a long list of playful synonyms for penis.
23. Leonardo's uncle Francesco played a significant role in his upbringing.
24. Leonardo's father was a wealthy man. After his death, Leonardo faced a tough time with his siblings regarding the inheritance of wealth.
25. He was a procrastinator, but a perfectionist.
Enjoy!
1. The name Leonardo Da Vinci translated to Leonardo from the town of Vinci.
2. Leonardo was raised by his single father.
3. Leonardo was one of the first Italians to use oil paint.
4. He was left-handed.
5. He drew the plans for the first armored car in 1485!
6. He was also a sculptor, designer of costumes, mathematician and botanist.
7. He made maps of Europe.
8. He invented hydraulic pumps.
9. The Mona Lisa is perhaps his most famous work. The subject of his portrait is still debated to this day, the most popular current view being that it is of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo. One of the most unusual hypothesis is that it is a self-portrait of Leonardo as a woman.
10. It took Da Vinci about 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
11. Leonardo was famous for the way he used light in his portrait.
12. He painted "The Last Supper" at Santa Maria delle Grazie in milan; a dramatic depiction of the moment Jesus announced that he would be betrayed.
13. He would wear pink to make his complexion look fresh.
14. He never married or had children.
15. Leonardo was the love child of Caterina, a peasant, and Ser Piero a lawyer and landlord. He was home schooled and lacked a formal education in Greek and Latin.
16. He was an accomplished Iyre player. When he was first presented at the Milanese court, it was as a musician, not a n artist or inventor.
17. Mona Lisa theory - Her smile means she was secretly pregnant.
18. Bill Gates bought the Codex Leicester in 1995 for $30 million. This manuscript, the only one not held in Europe, includes Da Vinci's studies on hydraulics and the movement of water.
19. Leonardo was the first the explain why the sky is blue.
20. He designed an armored car, a scythed chariot, a pile driver, a revolving crane, a pulley, a lagoon dredge, and a flying ship.
21. I wonder what happen if...After dissecting cadavers, Leonardo replaced the muscles with strings to see how they worked.
22. Sometimes he could be such a dick; He was a big fan of puns and word games, and Folio 44 of his Codx Arundel contains a long list of playful synonyms for penis.
23. Leonardo's uncle Francesco played a significant role in his upbringing.
24. Leonardo's father was a wealthy man. After his death, Leonardo faced a tough time with his siblings regarding the inheritance of wealth.
25. He was a procrastinator, but a perfectionist.
Enjoy!
