When1: 1480
When2: 1519
Who: Leonardo da Vinci
What: sculptor/painter/architect/engineer/inventor/biologist
Where: Italy
works\ Helicopter [1480: drawing]; Adoration of the Magi [1482: painting]; Horse [1482: drawing]; Flying Wings [1485: drawing]; Equestrian Monument of Francesco Sforza [1490]; Last Supper [1500: painting]; Mona Lisa [1504: painting]; Lady with Ermine [1490: painting]; Battle of Anghiari [1505: painting]; Virgin of the Rocks [1506: painting]; Embryo in the Womb [1510: drawing]
Detail: He lived 1452 to 1519 and studied anatomy. Fossils are sea organisms that fell to bottom in layers, but land subsequently rose [1482 to 1499].
He used perspective and shadow. Figures were in chiaroscuro light and dark, with light coming from undefined source. Sfumat haze makes soft veiled atmosphere to suggest more depth. Brighter objects appear larger by irradiation. He mirror wrote, as can many left-handers. He used hydraulics in shows that he created for the duke.
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