Chapter 7 - Leonardo De Vinci Flashcards

1
Q

What well know artist did he show his work to.

A

Andrea del verocchio

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

How old was he when he became one of Andre del verocchio’s apprentice

A

14

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Besides being an artist what else was Andrea Del verocchio

A

A gold smith and a sculpture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What did Leonardo study

A

Anatomy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What painting did LDV help verocchio paint

A

The baptism of Christ

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What did LDV paint in it

A

The angle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

When was LDV accepted in the guild of painters in Florence

A

In June 1472

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

When did Leonardo move to Milan

A

In 1482

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Who was LDV’s new patron in Milan

A

Duke ludovico sforza

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

How many of LDV’s paintings have survived until today.

A

17

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Name 2 of his paintings

A

The last supper 1494

The Virgin on the rocks 1498

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Name 3 inventions that LDV sketched

A

Helicopter
Hand glider
Parachute

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Name 3 army sketches

A

Machine gun
Armour tanks
Cannons

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Why did LDV use mirror writing (2)

A

To prevent people copying from him.

In case people had suspicions that he had questioned scientific explosions.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

How many people did LDV dissect in his life time

A

30

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What did he discover about the heart

A

That it has a number of valves but was unaware that it pumped blood through the body.

17
Q

When did he move back to Florence

A

1499

18
Q

Who is Mona Lisa ?

A

Francesco del giocondo skilled merchants wife

19
Q

Why did he paint the moan Lisa

A

To give it as a present to francesco del giocondo for the birth ofnhis second child.

20
Q

What year did he move to Rome

A

1513

21
Q

What did he hope to do in Rome

A

To work for the pope

22
Q

Did he succeed on working for the pope

A

No as Michelangelo and Raphael got there first and there was no demand for him.

23
Q

What did he do when he was rejected

A

He got invited by king Francis of France t come live in the royal palace at chateau amboise and he lived there till death

24
Q

When did he die

A

1519

25
Q

Where is the mo a Lisa today

A

Louvre museum

26
Q

How many notebooks did he have

A

120

27
Q

Where and when was Leonardo de Vinci born

A

In Florence

In 1452