Leonardo da Vinci

[ lee-uh-nahr-doh duh vin-chee, ley-; Italian le-aw-nahr-daw dah veen-chee ]

noun

1. 1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, mathematician, and scientist.

Leonardo da Vinci

/ ˌliːəˈnɑːdəʊ də ˈvɪntʃɪ; ˌliːənɑːˈdɛsk /

noun

1. Leonardo da Vinci14521519MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptorARCHITECTURE: architectTECHNOLOGY: engineer 1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer: the most versatile talent of the Italian Renaissance. His most famous paintings include The Virgin of the Rocks (1483–85), the Mona Lisa (or La Gioconda, 1503), and the Last Supper (?1495–97). His numerous drawings, combining scientific precision in observation with intense imaginative power, reflect the breadth of his interests, which ranged over biology, physiology, hydraulics, and aeronautics. He invented the first armoured tank and foresaw the invention of aircraft and submarines

Leonardo da Vinci

/ lē′ə-när′dōdəvĭn′chē /

1. Italian artist, scientist, and inventor whose scientific insights were far ahead of their time. He investigated anatomy, geology, botany, hydraulics, optics, mathematics, meteorology, and mechanics. He also drew up designs for the first workable helicopter, parachute, and bicycle, all of which were eventually constructed centuries after his death using modern materials and technology.

Leonardo da Vinci

1. An Italian artist, scientist, and inventor of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. His wide range of interests and abilities makes him a grand example of a “ Renaissance man .” Leonardo painted the Mona Lisaand The Last Supper. His drawings include brilliant studies of the human body and of natural objects. Some of his sketches anticipate modern inventions such as the airplane and the tank.

Derived Forms

• Leonardesque, adjective

Example Sentences

The portrait, reputed to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci, depicts Jesus Christ as master of heaven and Earth, the saviour of the world.

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After an opening ceremony featuring drag artists and what some saw as a parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, tabloid Moskovsky Komsomolets dubbed the Paris Olympics "The Games of Satan".

From BBC

Mr Jolly has said that he was not inspired by the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting showing Jesus Christ and his apostles.

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Right-wing critics said the performance mocked Leonardo da Vinci's most popular work, "The Last Supper."

From Salon

Jolly has said that he was not inspired by The Last Supper, the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting showing Jesus Christ and his apostles.

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