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da Vinci: Body Proportion Theories
Middle schoolers investigate the validity of da Vinci's proportion theory by recording human measurements on scatter plots. In groups of three, they record each other's height and wingspan to create a Powerpoint presentation, chart, or...
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Four Armed Men From the Renaissance!
Students study the Renaissance and the important art from the period. In this Renaissance lesson, students discuss the black plague and religion during the Renaissance. Students read the Renaissance worksheet and learn vocabulary words...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Leonardo Da Vinci Activity
At Math Forum, students explore the Vitruvian Man diagram and test Leonardo's theory of the ratio of height to arm span.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum: Leonardo: Experiment, Experience, Design
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...
Other
Drawings of Leonardo
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.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Leonardo Da Vinci
A superb online collection of Leonardo's art. View many of his masterworks at this site, along with drawings, paintings, and inventions. Each reproduction includes a short commentary. A detailed biography is included, with embedded links...
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Drawings of Leonardo: Vitruvian Man
Leonardo's famous drawing of the Vitruvian proportions of a man.