Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo di Ser Piero) by: J.P.S

Leonardo da Vinci birth name was Leonardo di Ser Piero. Born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci now Province of Florence, Italy. Leonardo was  polymath: a painter, sculptor and many thing. 
He was a Christian and made pictures of Christ like the The Baptism of Christ (made in 1472-1475 A.D.) and The Last supper (made in 1498 A.D.). 
St. John the Baptist is the person who baptized Christ in the painting the Baptism of Christ. 
The Mona Lisa was another painting Leo made , it’s a very famous also known as La Gioconda ( made in 1503- 1505/1507 A.D.)
         Leonardo’s horse is also something really famous. Leonardo never finished the horse but only made the model out of clay which the French invaded the city(Milan) and destroyed the model horse.Then Leo died. Then in 1977 Charles Dent tried  to complete the unfinished horse in Allentown, PA. Then Charles died of Lou Gehrig’s disease on Christmas in 1988. And Garth Herrick sculptor/painter began to finish the horse and when it was finished and was sent to the place Leo was ordered to place it. Also  on the horse it has Leonardo’s , Charles, and Garth’s name. That is my report on Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo di Ser Piero).