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Leonardo da Vinci
Posted on 11/13/19 at 11:39 pm
Posted on 11/13/19 at 11:39 pm
New Nova episode released about Leonardo Da Vinci in case any of y’all are bored needing something to watch this evening.
PBS Nova - Decoding da Vinci
It’s top notch quality as Nova always is. Da Vinci was so out of place in his time, could you imagine if the world were full of more people like him.
Wiki
Although he had no formal academic training,[10] many historians and scholars regard Leonardo as the prime exemplar of the "Universal Genius" or "Renaissance Man", an individual of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination."[7] He is widely considered one of the most diversely talented individuals ever to have lived.[11] According to art historian Helen Gardner, the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent in recorded history, and "his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, while the man himself mysterious and remote."[7] Scholars interpret his view of the world as being based in logic, though the empirical methods he used were unorthodox for his time.[12]
PBS Nova - Decoding da Vinci
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Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance genius. Not only did he paint masterpieces of art, but he was an obsessive scientist and inventor, dreaming up complex machines centuries ahead of his time, including parachutes, armored tanks, hang gliders, and robots. On the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, with the help of biographer Walter Isaacson, NOVA investigates the secrets of Leonardo’s success. How did his scientific curiosity, from dissections of cadavers to studies of optics, shape his genius and help him create perhaps the most famous painting of all time, the "Mona Lisa"? (Premiered November 13, 2019)
It’s top notch quality as Nova always is. Da Vinci was so out of place in his time, could you imagine if the world were full of more people like him.
Wiki
Although he had no formal academic training,[10] many historians and scholars regard Leonardo as the prime exemplar of the "Universal Genius" or "Renaissance Man", an individual of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination."[7] He is widely considered one of the most diversely talented individuals ever to have lived.[11] According to art historian Helen Gardner, the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent in recorded history, and "his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, while the man himself mysterious and remote."[7] Scholars interpret his view of the world as being based in logic, though the empirical methods he used were unorthodox for his time.[12]
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Posted on 11/13/19 at 11:48 pm to DavidTheGnome
One interesting thing that you can see in the notes here is he wrote backwards (mirrored). He was left handed, so he probably did that so his hand wouldn't smudge the ink, and also he probably figured teaching himself to do it was a mental exercise that would help him in other areas.
Posted on 11/13/19 at 11:54 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 11/13/19 at 11:58 pm to DavidTheGnome
He was great in “The Aviator”.
Posted on 11/13/19 at 11:58 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 11/14/19 at 12:16 am to Tigerbait357
Current day version.
This post was edited on 11/14/19 at 12:22 am
Posted on 11/14/19 at 12:24 am to DavidTheGnome
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Leonardo
Posted on 11/14/19 at 12:37 am to DavidTheGnome
I thought he was already dead. Haven't heard anything about him in years.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 2:22 am to Amazing Moves
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I thought he was already dead. Haven't heard anything about him in years.
Leonardo da Vinci is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 3:02 am to DavidTheGnome
He was probably Bi-Polar Manic. This would account for his prodigious output and bizarre sleeping habits.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 3:36 am to DavidTheGnome
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How did his scientific curiosity, from dissections of cadavers to studies of optics, shape his genius and help him create perhaps the most famous painting of all time, the "Mona Lisa"?
The Mona Lisa is certainly the most famous painting in the world, but in terms of actual quality I think it's pretty average relative to other works on display at major museums like the Louvre.
Still, LDV is one of the most brilliant men of all time.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 3:50 am to Globetrotter747
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The Mona Lisa is certainly the most famous painting in the world, but in terms of actual quality I think it's pretty average relative to other works on display at major museums like the Louvre.
While I prefer the prime version of Madonna on the Rocks, which also hangs in the Louvre it is hard to argue his mastery of portraiture. His ability to express the complexity of simple human emotion is unsurpassed except maybe by some of the Dutch Masters. The hair and net brush strokes are supposed to be amazing on the Mona Lisa but a pleb like me can't get near close enough to appreciate them.
Posted on 11/14/19 at 4:50 am to DavidTheGnome
there are few people that have ever lived that we continue to study over 500 years after they die.
Confucius
Jesus
And leonardo is up there
it is amazing what his brain could do, I wish I spent way more time on my 7th grade social studies project than I did lol.
he influenced so many great thinkers and innovators- he still is actually.
those threads about going back in time to meet somebody, I put leonardo near the top of my list
my only negative thought about him I wish in his infamous man drawing he made the penis smaller to make me look better
Confucius
Jesus
And leonardo is up there
it is amazing what his brain could do, I wish I spent way more time on my 7th grade social studies project than I did lol.
he influenced so many great thinkers and innovators- he still is actually.
those threads about going back in time to meet somebody, I put leonardo near the top of my list
my only negative thought about him I wish in his infamous man drawing he made the penis smaller to make me look better
Posted on 11/14/19 at 4:58 am to DavidTheGnome
Hell of an actor. Loved him in Inception
Posted on 11/14/19 at 8:05 am to DavidTheGnome
Watched it last night. Da Vinci's curiosity knew no bounds. Interesting that he worked on the Mona Lisa for 16 years and that it was a culmination of all his research on science and anatomy that made it a masterpiece of a painting
Posted on 11/14/19 at 8:28 am to LSUBalla
I'ma watch it tonight
Posted on 11/14/19 at 10:33 pm to Obtuse1
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While I prefer the prime version of Madonna on the Rocks, which also hangs in the Louvre it is hard to argue his mastery of portraiture. His ability to express the complexity of simple human emotion is unsurpassed except maybe by some of the Dutch Masters. The hair and net brush strokes are supposed to be amazing on the Mona Lisa but a pleb like me can't get near close enough to appreciate them.
I'm not saying the Mona Lisa isn't a great painting because it certainly is. However, to be easily the most famous painting in the world it is nothing special compared to many other paintings out there.
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