Da Vinci Part #1

He went to a university to further his education.

He studied painting as an apprentice under Verrocchio in Florence.

He studied advanced math under famed Renaissance mathematician Luca Pacioli.

He studied architecture under Filippo Brunelleschi.

Because he was good at a bunch of different things like painting, science, and inventing.

Because he was a famous painter during the Renaissance.

Because he was a leader of an Italian city-state during the Renaissance.

Because he is responsible for starting the Renaissance.

He hid his notebooks.

He smeared the ink intentionally.

He wrote using mirror writing.

He burned certain pages of this notebook.

A library in Rome.

A museum in Florence.

A hotel in Venice.

A monastery in Milan.

emotion

movement

distance

story

Chiaroscuro

Fresco

Perspective

Sfumato

Da Vinci painted on dry plaster causing the paint to flake away within a few years.

Steam and smoke from the monastery's kitchen has caused damage.

A door that was cut into the wall removed Jesus' feet.

The monks have tried to wash the grime and dirt off the wall and, in the process, removed a lot of the original paint.

The painting underwent a controversial restoration process which removed a lot of the original paint.

A flood caused mold to grow on the painting.

The monastery were the painting resides was bombed during WWII and the painting was exposed to the elements.

A fire in the kitchen of the monastery caused smoke damage and part of the wall/painting was burned.

Large groups of visitors come to see the painting everyday and are allowed to take as many pictures as possible in a 30 minute time period.