Essay Archive - Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci
It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. This is the case for all the paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci. Da Vinci was a master of the high renaissance. He is remembered mostly today for his great works of art but Leonardo did more than just paint. He became known for his achievements in sculpture, architecture, engineering, and also science. He has served as the court painter under Louis XII in France and also lived under the patronage of Pope Leo X. He is best known today though for two great masterpieces. The Mona Lisa, which resides at the Louvre in Paris, and The Last Supper, a mur....
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