Leonardo Da Vinci A Important Part Of The Italian...

Leonardo da Vinci was a important part of the Italian Renaissance. He influenced many people with his work. His work caused people to follow him in his beliefs and technique he used for projects he worked. Some of his ideas he did not receive credit for, but some of his inventions and ideas are still used today. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy. Born from a couple that was not married, da Vinci was the child of a respected notary and a young peasant woman. His father, Ser Piero, and his stepmothers raised Da Vinci. By age 14, da Vinci began apprenticing and working with the artist Verrocchio. For six years, he learned a wide variety of technical skills consisting of metalworking, leather arts,†¦show more content†¦However, da Vinci never completed that piece, because he moved to Milan to work for the ruling Sforza clan. He would serve them as an engineer, painter, architect, designer of court festivals and, most importantly, a sculptor. The family asked da Vinci to create a 16-foot-tall equestrian statue made out of bronze. This statue would honor their dynasty founder Francesco Sforza. Da Vinci worked on the project on and off for twelve years. In 1493, a clay model of the statue was ready to display. However, Imminent war meant repurposing the b ronze earmarked for the sculpture into cannons. The clay model was destroyed in the conflict following the loss of power of the ruling Sforza in 1499. Da Vinci’s â€Å"The Last Supper,† was painted during his time in Milan, which was from about 1495 to 1498. â€Å"The Last Supper† is a tempera and oil mural on plaster. He created this painting for the refectory of the city’s Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Also known as â€Å"The Cenacle,† this painting is about fifteen by twenty nine feet and is the artist’s only surviving fresco. The painting depicts the Passover dinner, in which Jesus Christ addresses the Apostles and says, â€Å"One of you shall betray me.† One of the painting’s most vivid features in the painting is each Apostle’s distinct emotive expression and body language. When the French in 1499 (invaded Milan) and the Sforza family fled, da Vinci also escaped. He was possibly the first to Venice and then to Florence.