A couple of months ago, we visited Maraya Art Center in Al Qasba, Sharjah. On our way out after viewing the art works, we saw a small library and we decided to stop by for some reading. We saw this book titled Inventions: Leonardo Da Vinci. It is filled with notes and 3D illustrations of the Renaissance Man's science and inventions.
As we turn the pages, intricate paper engineering blew us away. Check this out:
Leonardo kept a series of journals in which he wrote almost daily, as well as separate notes and sheets of observations, comments and plans which were left to various pupils and were later bound.
The man who painted Mona Lisa and The Last Supper was also famous for his concept on robots or human machines.
Da Vinci's concept of flying.
Architectural sketch
His studies on human anatomy allowed him to dissect corpses in Milan and Rome.
His concept on tanks
Artillery and canons
Leonardo's machines, bridges, and hydraulics.
The world's most famous drawing - The Vitruvian Man
An entry for
21 sweets for Kero:
wow sis this entry blew me away!!! hope to have a glance of Da Vinci's work...
visiting you from "Just beautiful"
how very interesting ! please have a good wednesday.
daily athens
wow! thanks for sharing this beautiful and interesting photos! :)
I am SO fascinated by the genius that was daVINCI!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
An absolutely fascinating man and what a wonderful book showing his multi facets. Thanks for the terrific pictures showing so much detail.
incredible invention shots.
well done,
So pretty and Interesting!
Please come and see my ABC Wednesday post, thanks!
Wow those are amazing too cute. have a wonderful day...
Incredibly inventive illustrations.
That's really nice and interesting. I want to visit interesting places because learning is so wide and there's even more to learn.
http://www.hazelholbrook.com/2011/03/just-beautiful-7-white-trees.html
Very interesting entry
Interesting! I would love to have one of those. Beautiful.
Tyra
whew. superb. thanks for sharing this beautiful photos :)
mine is up here: http://farmgirlblogger.blogspot.com/2011/03/just-beautiful-3.html
What a wonderful book - beautiful sepia illustrations and paper models.
I've been to the Leonardo da Vinci museum in Vinci, Italy, and it's utterly fascinating. They have models of some of his inventions, made from his drawings!
hi sis wow this is an interesting material... brilliant art... dropping for just beautiful..
Mine is up here
It surely is just beautiful! :)
JB7 #10
There is the art itself, the art of the book, and the art of photography.
Thanks,
Meryl
pop ups book, seems like all inside it are all interesting!
my entry here
http://alwaysfilipina.blogspot.com/2011/03/just-beautiful-entry-3.html
Super Wow! very interesting book with awesome illustration.. really worth the money
Yay, its one of my dreams to at least touch his creations the originals. Like the monalisa and this book.
Just Beautiful
There's no way to measure the contributions of daVinci. You chose well for this prompt! Intellectual, and a bit of an imp...
Glad I found you at ABC! Here's one of mine:
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/03/16/isolation/
Peace, Amy Barlow Liberatore
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