Week 12 Overview

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Week 12 Overview

This week we will examine the question, "How was Leonardo Da Vinci the embodiment of creative energy and discovery after the Plague and during the Renaissance?"

This week we need to accomplish two tasks:

1. Learn who was Leonardo Da Vinci
2. Learn about Da Vinci's ability to create in many artistic and scientific formats.

What we will learn?

• How was Leonardo Da Vinci the embodiment of the Renaissance, the time period of discovery after the plague?

Read

• "The Mona Lisa in virtual reality in your own home" - The Louvre Museum
  • https://www.louvre.fr/en/what-s-on/life-at-the-museum/the-mona-lisa-in-virtual-reality-in-your-own-home Links to an external site.
  • Optional. Download and use the app.
• Use this link to the Brittanica to browse 10 of DaVinci's most important works. Read about at least one work.
  • https://www.britannica.com/list/10-famous-artworks-by-leonardo-da-vinci Links to an external site. 

View (Required. 53 minutes)

 

• " NOVA: Decoding da Vinci.".
  • PBS
  • Summary: Leonardo da Vinci was the quintessential Renaissance man, accomplished in engineering, fine art, and biology, among other disciplines. Today, his centuries-old "inventions" seem to predict our modern age: contraptions similar to parachutes, army tanks, hang gliders, and robots fill his notebooks. But the man and the techniques behind masterpieces like "Mona Lisa" remain a mystery. On the 500th anniversary of da Vinci's death, NOVA goes to Italy to explore his life and work. Then, in the basement of the Louvre, scientists and art restoration experts deploy cutting-edge technology to (digitally) peel back the layers of da Vinci's works. Ultimately, they'll reveal the impact of his science on his art and his art on his science.
  • Video link 1 (Please use this link to authenticate through UCCS): https://library.uccs.edu/record=b2739961 
    
  • Or, try this link, Video link 2: https://video-alexanderstreet-com.libproxy.uccs.edu/watch/decoding-da-vinci 
    

Submit:

• Sunday, November 22, 2021
• Digital Diary Prompt: “Have you heard of this great man of intellect and artistic ability -- Leonardo DaVinci? What do you know of him and his works? Perhaps, as you are also a Renaissance humanist of great talent, he will inspire you in the future.” (Required Length, 300 words).
  

• Be sure to:

  • Be sure to submit this assignment as an assignment AND
  • Post your new diary entry to the Discussion Board" "A New History of the Medieval Plague: Student Diary Entries" - A New History of the Medieval Plague: Student Diary Entries
  • Please find one other student's diary entry and comment on it.