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WorksheetsAll About da Vinci!
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
If Leonardo da Vinci could have any catch phrase, which of the quotes listed below would be the best fit?
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
"Man is capable of doing anything he sets his mind to. Anything."
“Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
“All creative people want to do the unexpected.”
What was Leonardo da Vinci? (Select ALL that apply)
Painter
Inventor
Scientist
Musician
What was the legend of da Vinci and Verrochio?
Verrochio hired da Vinci to paint his wife
Verrochio was da Vinci's assistant and they often painted together
Verrochio had da Vinci complete a figure in his painting and it looked bad than his own
Verrochio had da Vinci complete a figure in his painting and it looked better than his own
What did da Vinci do for the Duke of Milan? (Select ALL that apply)
He was employed as an artist
He was employed as a horse caregiver
He was employed as a military engineer
He was employed as a musician
What famous painting did the Duke of Milan have da Vinci create?
The Mona Lisa
The Sistine Chapel
The Last Supper
Pieta
Why did the Last Supper take da Vinci SO LONG to create?
He was looking for the right "faces"
He had to create his own paint
The wall he was painting it on was crumbling
The figures never looked "right"
Whose "rules of perspective" did Leonardo da Vinci follow?
Ghiberti's
Brunelleschi's
Verrochio's
Ms. DeCan's
Toward the end of his life, da Vinci considered himself more of a:
Musician
Scientist
Artist
What was Leonardo da Vinci obsessed with helping man to do?
Fight wars efficiently
Paint
Build structures faster
Fly
What were Leonardo da Vinci's sketchbooks mostly filled with?
Anatomy / Human Bodies
Food
Buildings
Portraits of people
Toward the end of his life, da Vinci created the Mona Lisa. Why do YOU think the Mona Lisa has fascinated people for centuries? (this will not be counted as part of your score!)
Her smile
The interesting techniques (sfumato) he used
Mysterious air around the painting
The history
