LEONARDO LEFT HIS NOTEBOOKS TO HIS FRIEND MELZI, WHO TRIED TO ORGANIZE THEM. ALL THE PAGES ON ART WERE ASSEMBLED AND PUBLISHED AS A BOOK. IT WAS CALLED TREATISE ON PAINTING. A TREATISE EXPLAINS A PERSONS IDEAS ON A SUBJECT. SO THIS BOOK EXPLAINS LEON...
In 1504, Leonardos father, Ser Piero, died. He was seventy-eight years old. There was no will, and Leonardo ended up receiving nothing. All the money went to Ser Pieros other children. Then, in 1507, Leonardos uncle Francesco died. He had been the on...
Not everything in Leonardos career ended in failure. Sometimes he actually finished a job. It is true that only ten completed paintings are known to be by Leonardo. Thats a tiny number. But each and every one is a treasure. The story is that in 1505...
MICHELANGELOS FULL NAME WAS MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI. HE WAS BORN IN CAPRESE, ITALY, IN 1475. HE HAD A LONG AND SUCCESSFUL CAREER. BUT HE DIDNT CONSIDER PAINTING HIS TRUE CALLING. HE THOUGHT OF HIMSELF AS A SCULPTOR FIRST. HE LOVED WORKING IN BEAUTIFU...
RAPHAEL SANZIO WAS BORN IN URBINO, ITALY, ON APRIL 6, 1483. HE FIRST LEARNED TO DRAW FROM HIS ARTIST FATHER. WHEN HE WAS TWENTY-ONE, HE WENT TO FLORENCE, WHERE HE STUDIED THE WORKS OF LEONARDO AND MICHELANGELO. IN HIS DAY, RAPHAEL WAS THE MOST POPULA...
Leonardo was one the greatest artists of the Renaissance. But he was not alone. The Renaissance in Italy was such a special time because it produced so many talented artists. Besides Leonardo, the two other greatest names belong to Raphael and Michel...
In 1499, when the French attacked, the duke lost his power. He fled Milan. Then, later on, he was captured. He died a prisoner in France. In December of that year, Leonardo left Milan, too. Salai went with him. So did another old friend. Leonardo did...
IN THE SECOND CENTURY A.D., THERE WAS A FAMOUS GREEK ASTRONOMER NAMED PTOLEMY. HE BELIEVED THAT THE EARTH WAS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE. THE OTHER PLANETS AND THE SUN MOVED AROUND THE EARTH. PEOPLE ACCEPTED THIS BELIEF UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE 1500S....
Milan had a famous university. But it was not a center for famous artists like Florence was. But Ludovico Sforza was very interested in the arts. The duke liked to give big parties. He like to put on pageants. He also wanted someone to design new wea...
THE FRENCH WORD RENAISSANCE MEANS REBIRTH. IT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING PERIODS IN HISTORY. ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE EXACT DATES. BUT THE RENAISSANCE LASTED FROM THE EARLY OR MIDDLE 1400S TO AROUND 1600. THE WORD IS FRENCH, BUT THE...
