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4. Extension to Art Leonardo Da Vinci
(1452-1519)
Have you ever seen this painting?
Do you know who painted it?
More than 500 years ago, there was a very famous painter called Leonardo Da Vinci. His full name was Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci. The da Vinci was because he was from an Italian town called “Vinci”.
Leonardo was a genius. He was not only a painter, but also a scientist, an inventor, a musician, a sculptor, a mathematician, and architect. And he was good at everything!
Mona Lisa
The painting you just saw is called Mona Lisa
(also known as Giaconda). It is considered the
most famous painting in art history. You can
now see it in its own room in a museum called
Louvre in Paris. Millions of people of all over the world go to the Louvre just to see this painting.
Leonardo da Vinci painted it between 1503 and 1506. Nobody knows who the lady was. One of the reasons the painting is so famous is because wherever you go, it looks like she is looking at you. Another reason is her intriguing smile.
His most famous discoveries were in human anatomy, this means he loved
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