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A 5 page paper which examines the artist and his greatest work of art, including biographical information, a consideration from a historical context, and a summary and personal evaluation of the most famous painting in world history. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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painting remains the most internationally acclaimed portrait, and countless tourists make a pilgrimage to the Louvre each year to bask for a brief moment in its ethereal glow. But
part of the appeal of da Vinci and his canvassed woman are that there is an aura of mystery surrounding both. Despite his detailed notebooks, there is very little
in terms of personal information revealed about da Vinci himself; therefore, no definitive conclusions can be drawn. Similarly, no two people seem to share the same opinions about the
Mona Lisa. Separately and together, they remain enigmas, but nevertheless embody the spirit of the Renaissance. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452-1519) began life as a social outcast,
the illegitimate son of a peasant girl in the village of Vinci, which was a few miles west of the artistic haven of Florence (Craven 83). His mother surrendered
him for a price, and later became a craftsmans wife (Craven 83). Meanwhile, Leonardo spent his formative years at the country estate of his grandfather before being formally received
by his father in Florence when he was thirteen (Craven 83-84). Naturally curious, Leonardo wasted no time in pursuing a myriad of interests, which included mathematics, music, science, and
artistic design (Craven 85). When his lawyer father showed his sons drawings to his friend, Verrocchio, the artist agreed to immediately become the teens teacher in art and in
life (Craven 85). Verrocchio was an intellect who introduced Leonardo to a world that had been previously closed to him - that of sculpture, wood-inlaying, goldsmithing, geometry, and music
(Craven 85). In appreciation for his artistic education, Leonardo remained Verrocchios pupil until the age of twenty-five, after which he became a licensed painter and established his own shop
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