Profesional Life Leonardo Da Vinci

Profesional Life

Leonardo Da Vinci Profesional Life is very successful because he join so many painter and others. So, Leonardo da Vinci is a very good person and sucessful in personal life. The first known biography of Leonardo was published in 1550. Leonardo is regarded as the renaissance man at Italian architects, painter and sculptors and later became an independent painter in Florence. With the genius and legacy of Leonardo da Vinci having captivated authors and scholars generations after his death. For examples, "Da Vinci fiction" can be found in culture and literature. Such an example is "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown, published 2003.
First of all, Leonardo give new painting techniques in many of his pieces. One of them, a colour shading technique called "Chiaroscuro", used a series of glazes custom-made by Leonardo. Technique “ chiaroscuro” is a very imprtant for drawing and painting. It is characterized by subtle transitions between colour areas. Another effect created by da Vinci is called sfumato, which creates an atmospheric haze or smoky effect. Chiaroscuro is a technique of bold contrast between light and dark.
Second, Leonardo is a Renaissance human. Renaissance humanism saw no mutually exclusive polarities between the sciences and the arts, and as impressive and innovative as Leonardo's artistic work are his studies in science and engineering, recorded in comprising some 13,000 pages of notes and drawings, which fuse art and science. These notes were made and maintained through Leonardo's travels through Europe, during which he made observations of the world around him. He was left-handed and used mirror writing throughout his life. This is explainable by the fact.
Next, From 1513 to 1516 he lived in Rome, where painters like Raphael and Michelangelo were active at the time, though he did not have much contact with these artists. However, he was probably of pivotal importance in relocation of 'David', one of Michelangelo's masterpieces, against the artist's will. In 1515 Francis I of France retook Milan, and Leonardo was commissioned to make a centrepiece (a mechanical lion) for the peace talks between the French King, where he must have first met the King. In 1516, he entered Francis' service, being given the use of the manor house Clos Luce next to the king's residence at the Royal Chateau at Amboise. The King granted Leonardo and his entourage generous pensionsfor Melzi (named "apprentice"). In 1518 Salai left Leonardo and returned to Milan, where he eventually perished in a duel. Francis became a close friend.And than, Leonardo da Vinci died in Cloux, France on 2nd May, 1519, in the arms of King Francis. According to his wish, 60 beggars followed his casket. He was buried in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert in the castle of Amboise.

Profesional life about art Monalisa
First of all, the portrait which full of mystery and secrets is painted on a size 77 x 53 cm large .The potraits is the most famous work of Leonardo da Vinci in the life. The name this drawing is about Monalisa. Originally the painting was larger and popular than today, because two columns, one on the left other one on the right side of Mona Lisa, have been cut. That is the reason why it is not easy to recognize that Mona Lisa is sitting on a terrace. It is also mentionable that many details are not visible today, because they are partially damaged and some parts of Mona Lisa are painted over.

Secondly, however the characteristic of the famous painting is still high of quality. The characteristic consists in the detail background which disappears in the misty atmosphere. The technique name is “ Sfumato”. The technique can give the effect for the portrait Monalisa and of course her always smile. It is supposed, that Francesco di Bartolommeo di Zanobi del Giocondo, one of the nobles citizen of Florence, ordered from Leonardo a portrait of his third wife Lisa di Antonio Maria di Noldo Gherardini. Leonardo started to work at this painting in 1503. At this time Mona Lisa was twenty-four year old.

Next, he worked at the portrait for the next four years. When Leonardo left Florence in 1507 he did not sell the painting to the orderer but he kept it for himself. Several believe, that Leonardo did not hand over the painting, because he did not finish the work, other believe that Leonardo loved the painting to much. Leonardo da Vinci arrived with the painting in his baggage in France in the year 1516.
And than, Leonardo sold the painting in France to King Francis I., who bought it for the castle in Amboise. In the following time Mona Lisa came to Fontainbleau, Paris, Versailles and then to the collection of Ludwig XIV. After the revolution in France the painting got a new home in the Louvre. Napoleon took it away from there and hung it up in his bedroom. When Napoleon was banished Mona Lisa returned into the great Louvre in Paris.

Lastly, On 21 August 1911 Mona Lisa was stolen from an italian thief, who brought the painting to Italy, where it emerged two years later in Florence. After some exhibitions Mona Lisa returned again to Paris.An acid attempt damaged the lower half of the painting in 1956. The restoration took several years. In the 60´s and 70´s Mona Lisa was exposed in New York, Tokyo and Moscow. Today the painting is behind bullet-proof glass in Paris in the Louvre and international terms are prohibiting