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Read Works: Art and Artists Leonardo Da Vinci

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[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science, Boston: Leonardo Da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist

For Students 9th - 10th
Archived exhibition about Leonardo lets visitors explore his many dimensions, as scientist, inventor, and artist.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information about Leonardo da Vinci, along with brief discussions of his style and famous works. Includes fast-loading reproductions of many of Leonardo's most famous works, including "The Last Supper," the "Mona Lisa," "The...
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Leonardo Da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection focuses on Leonardo's sculpture, which, because none of his sculptural works have either survived or were executed, are realized through preparatory drawings and the three-dimensional works of related artists....
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Leonardo Da Vinci & His Treatise on Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital archive dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) and his Treatise on Painting gathers critical resource materials on the legacy and reception of Leonardo's art theory.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science: Welcome to Exploring Leonardo

For Students 9th - 10th
At this resource, learn all about Leonardo da Vinci. Visuals of his work, ideas for activities and investigation. Additional links and lesson ideas for teachers.
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Leonardo Da Vinci the Complete Works

For Students 9th - 10th
View over 100 of Leonardo's paintings, drawings, and inventions. You can conduct searches, watch slideshows, or view page by page. Also includes an extensive biography and many features that make finding and bookmarking your favorite...
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Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum: Leonardo: Experiment, Experience, Design

For Students 9th - 10th
A media-rich examination of Leonardo's work that includes a timeline of the artist's life, animations of his drawings that attempt to unlock something of the genius in his thinking, up-close details from his notebooks, thematic looks at...
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Duplicon: Leonardo Da Vinci: The Codex Leicester

For Students 9th - 10th
Website about one of Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks, the Codex Leicester, with biographical information on da Vinci and historical information about and excerpts from the Codex.
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British Library

British Library: The Leonardo Notebook

For Students 9th - 10th
Page through one of Leonardo's notebooks, in which he works out his observations about weights, measures, reflections, and similar material matters. Interesting examples of the master's characteristic "mirror writing" and of his...
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Institute and Museum of the History of Science: Mind of Leonardo

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive museum-mounted exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci looks at all his intellectual and creative pursuits: artistic, scientific, mathematic, and technological. Includes an array of stunning images and video presentations, along...
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Drawings of Leonardo

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of high-quality scans of drawings by the Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci. Includes anatomical drawings, mechanical drawings, studies for sculpted works, and an assortment of oddities.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Leonardo Da Vinci: Virgin and Child With St. Anne

For Students 9th - 10th
This presentation from CFGA contains a copy of da Vinci's painting "Virgin and Child with St. Anne."
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National Museum of Science and Technology: Leonardo

For Students 9th - 10th
Leonardo da Vinci, famous Renaissance painter and inventor, is the subject of a special collection of resources maintained by the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan, Italy. Includes a gallery of his work, his biography,...
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University of the Arts, London: Drawings at Universal Leonardo

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a collection of 50 drawings by Leonardo, with detailed descriptions of their historical and cultural context. A zoom-and-explore tool allows you to examine each drawing in close-up.
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University of the Arts, London: Life and Times at Universal Leonardo

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated timeline of events in Leonardo's life, beginning with his birth in 1452.
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Marilyn J. Brackney

Imagination Factory: Draw a Portrait

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In addition to providing suggestions for drawing the perfect portrait, Kids at Art looks at Leonardo da Vinci and his ideas about depicting the human figure.
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: The Last Supper

For Students 9th - 10th
The Web Gallery of Art provides a reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting of the Last Supper. Details about the painting are also given, along with a link to a biography about da Vinci.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Line drawing of Leonardo da Vinci, in profile.
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University of the Arts, London: Manuscripts at Universal Leonardo

For Students 9th - 10th
This gallery of 22 excerpts from Leonardo's notebooks is accompanied by historical information and links to additional explorations of his interests in the forces of nature, light and vision, and imagination and invention. The drawings...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Mona Mesa: What Is Your Opinion? [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st
For this lesson, 1st graders look at a print of "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo DaVinci and talk about what they see, searching for visual clues to help them form an opinion. They discuss the importance of portrait paintings during the...
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University of the Arts, London: Leonardo's Inventions at Universal Leonardo

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit a gallery of ten different kinds of inventions, machines, and fortresses imagined by Leonardo, such as a giant crossbow, an armored car, and a self-propelled cart. Each rendering includes a description and contextual information...
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University of the Arts, London: Paintings at Universal Leonardo

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a collection of 25 paintings by Renaissance-era master painters, including more than a dozen of Leonardo's most famous works. Paintings are accompanied by links to explanations of the artistic problems and puzzles that fascinated...
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Da Vinci's Anatomical Drawings

For Students 9th - 10th
The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education displays a collection of Leonardo's sketches and studies of the human body, internal organs, bones, and an infant in utero. An excellent site for comparing the characteristics of art and...

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