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Leonardo da Vinci
Online exhibit including classroom activities and features on Leonardo's inventions, backwards handwriting, and life. Learn about da Vinci's success as a scientist, artist, and inventor during the Renaissance.
http://www.mos.org/leonardo

Leonardo Home Page
Learn about the fascinating scientist, inventor, and artist.
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/

Leonardo da Vinci | Renaissance Man
Growing up in his father's Vinci home, Leonardo had access to scholarly texts owned by family and friends. ... Even as an apprentice, Leonardo demonstrated his colossal talent. ...
http://www.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html

Leonardo da Vinci | Renaissance Man | Artist
Verocchio's specialty was perspective, which artists had only recently begun to get the hang of, and Leonardo quickly mastered its challenges. ...
http://www.mos.org/leonardo/artist.html

Leonardo's Window
Leonardo learned the rules of perspective and practiced using the window as a device for drawing perspective correctly while he was an apprentice ...
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeonardosWindow.html

Vinci: Birthplace to Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci was born in the year 1452 in the small hill town of Vinci. ... Leonardo was free to explore the woods and streams and to study the ...
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/vinci.html

Image Information and Credits
All sketches and paintings are by Leonardo da Vinci unless otherwise specified. ... Artist's interpretation of Leonardo's Sketch of Helical Screw Flying Machine ...
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/ImageInformation.html

Leonardo's Perspective
Leonardo da Vinci trained as a painter during the Renaissance and became a true master of the craft. His amazing powers of observation and skill ...
http://www.mos.org/sln/leonardo/LeonardosPerspective.html

Florence: Capital of the Renaissance
When he was about 12 years old, Leonardo moved to the bustling city of Florence with his father. ... Leonardo painted the kneeling angel and some of the background for this work. ...
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/florence.html

Leonardo's Mystery Machines
Click on one of the eight red buttons on the left to view one of Leonardo's Mysterious Machines. You will see four options in the orange buttons ...
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeosMysteriousMachinery.html

 

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