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Primary Sources:
Paintings
Da Vinci, Leonardo. The Virgin of the Rocks. C.1486. Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England. The
Virgin of the Rocks. Victoria & Albert Museum. Web. 31 Dec. 2014.
<http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O131324/the-virgin-of-the-rocks-oil-painting-da-vincileonardo/>.
This primary source, the actual painting that Leonardo painted, helped me understand what the painting
was about. He painted the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus and a young John the Baptist along with an angel and
showed perspective, which was something that was new in the Renaissance era.
Da Vinci, Leonardo. Work Mona Lisa Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, Wife of Francesco Del Giocondo.
1506. Louve, Paris, France. Mona Lisa Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, Wife of Francesco Del
Giocondo. Web. 2 Jan. 2015. <http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/mona-lisa--portrait-lisagherardini-wife-francesco-del-giocondo>.
This painting, a primary source, is a very famous painting that most people know about and many go to
see on display in France. It was interesting to look at this painting and see how Leonardo used
perspective again, even when he painted a portrait.
Quotes

Balt, Andrea. "7 Steps to Think like Leonardo Da Vinci: The Guide to Everyday Genius."
Andrea Balt. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015. <http://www.andreabalt.com/7-ways-to-thinklike-leonardo-da-vinci/>.
I found a set of mirror image pictures on this website of another Leonardo Da Vinci quote that I
used on my website. The impact of these pictures helped me show how Leonardo wrote
backwards.
"Leonardo Da Vinci Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/leonardo_da_vinci.html#k3t4FHGuGRRC1Zw4.99>.
I used these quotes (primary source) to enhance my website. This first page of quotes contained a lot of
great sayings by Leonardo Da Vinci.

"Leonardo Da Vinci Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2015.

<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/leonardo_da_vinci_2.html>.
I used these quotes (primary source) to enhance my website. This second page of quotes contained even
more great sayings by Leonardo Da Vinci.

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Secondary Sources:

Books
Cooper, Margaret Rice. The Inventions of Leonardo Da Vinci. New York: Macmillan, 1965. Print.
This book helped me understand how Leonardo felt about art at the time he was living. This secondary
source helped me to understand what was going on with Leonardo as he started to paint.
Grack, Rachel A. Leonardo Da Vinci: Artist, Inventor, and Renaissance Man. Philadelphia: Chelsea
House, 2006. Print.
This book, a secondary source, gave me information about Leonardos childhood and his parents. This
has helped me learn how troubled Leonardos childhood was and how much of a genius he became.
Herbert, Janis. Leonardo Da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas : 21 Activities. Chicago, Ill.: Chicago
Review, 1998. Print.
This secondary source, a book, explained to me how Leonardo used perspective so that his paintings
didnt look flat. This source also had information about Leonardos painting The Last Supper and how it
has been worked on to try and restore it.
Hne, Heinz. Leonardo Da Vinci: Dreams, Schemes and Flying Machines. Munich: Prestel, 1999. Print.
This book gave me information about his inventions and what fascinated Leonardo. This helped me learn
more about his notebooks, sketches, and works. Leonardo really was a genius!
Krull, Kathleen, and Boris Kulikov. Giants of Science: Leonardo Da Vinci. New York: Viking, 2005.
Print.
This source gave me information about his childhood, his life as an apprentice and his life in Florence.
This book, a secondary source, helped me learn about his early life and his time before he went to Milan.

King, Ross. Leonardo and the Last Supper. New York: Walker, 2012. Print.
This book had a lot of information about Leonardo and his mural painting The Last Supper. The
book had some good information but was way to long for me to read the whole thing. I also
scanned a good picture that about how Leonardo used perspective when painting this mural.

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Ross, Stewart. Leonardo Da Vinci. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2003. Print.
This book has helped to set up a timeline of Leonardos vast amounts of works. This secondary source
helped me understand when his important works of art were finished.

Websites
Anatomy - Leonardo Da Vinci 25364 - Miscellaneous Art Hot Wallpapers - 1366x768. Digital
image. Http://hifipanda.com/wallpaper-464233.html. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Feb. 2015.
This website is where I found another really cool collage of Leonardos work and I used it as a
photo on my website.
"Five Da Vinci Inventions That Could Have Revolutionized the History of Technology." Ancient
Origins. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2015. <http://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancienttechnology/five-da-vinci-inventions-could-revolutionized-history-020145>.
This website had good high resolution photos of some of Leonardos great inventions. I used the
pictures that I gathered on my website.
Heydenreich, Ludwig Heinrich. "Leonardo Da Vinci | Biography - Italian Artist, Engineer, and
Scientist." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/336408/Leonardo-da-Vinci>.
This website gave me some basic information. It also was helpful in describing Leonardos works and the
year that he completed them.

"Leonardos Brain: What a Posthumous Brain Scan Six Centuries Later Reveals about the Source
of Da Vincis Creativity." Brain Pickings RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.
<http://www.brainpickings.org/tag/leonardo-da-vinci/>.
This website was an article about a book that was written about Leonardo Da Vinci. I took a
quote from the article where the author was quoted stating what a genius Leonardo was his
legacy. I really liked the quote so I used it on my website.
"Leonardo Da Vinci Antique Flying Machine Animation 01Stock Video:." Leonardo Da Vinci Antique
Flying Machine Animation 01 Stock Footage Video 2994829. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-2994829-stock-footage-leonardo-da-vinci-antique-flyingmachine-animation.html>.
This website is where I found the picture that would be the background for the header of my website. It is
a cool collage of Leonardos drawings and I think it worked well as the header photo.

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"Leonardo da Vinci." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Nov.
2014<http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
This online encyclopedia, a secondary source, gave me information about his works, the places he had
gone to and his projects. This source helped me learn about his lifetime, where he lived and his
achievements.
"Leonardo Da Vinci, a Great Artist in an Age of Great Artists." Italian Renaissance Art.com. N.p., n.d.
Web. 31 Jan. 2015. <http://www.italian-renaissance-art.com/Leonardo-Da-Vinci.html>.
This website was where I found good photos of some of Leonardos earlier paintings to display on my
website.
"LEONARDO DA VINCI." Leonardo Da Vinci Prints and Posters. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.globalgallery.com/search/artist/leonardo+da+vinci>.
This website was where I found a good high resolution version of Leonardos self-portrait to display on
my website.

"Leonardo Davinci." Teachartwiki -. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2015.

<http://teachartwiki.wikispaces.com/Leonardo+Davinci>.
This was the one website that I was able to find a good high resolution picture of Leonardos
sketch/design for a tank. I used this picture on my website to help show how Leonardo
drew up cool inventions.
"Leonardo Da Vinci." - Wikimedia Commons. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2015.
<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci>.
This website was where I found a lot of good high resolution pictures of Leonardos paintings or sketches
from his notebooks to display on my website.
"Leonardo DaVinci." YouTube. A&E Home Video, 31 Jan. 2006. Web. 18 Nov. 2014.
This documentary, which was originally aired on The History Channel, was interesting to watch and
helped give me information about who Leonardo Da Vinci was and how he broke free of being an
illegitimate child and became an apprentice. I learned how important it was for him to become an
apprentice and then become a member of the painters guild in Florence. I also learned about Leonardos
personality and how he never gave up.

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Map of Italy 16th Century. N.d. Map of Italy 16th Century. Comp. Emerson Kent. Web. 17 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.emersonkent.com/map_archive/italy_16th.htm>.
This website provided me with a map of Italy and how the country was divided into different areas around
1500 C.E. I used this map in my website for my viewers to see how the country of Italy looked during
Leonardos lifetime.
"The Drawings Of a Master; A fascinating show at the Victoria and Albert Museum leads a reexamination of the beautiful mind of the true Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci." Newsweek
International. (Sept 4, 2006): NA. Student Resource Center - Junior. Gale. Harvest Park Middle
School. 2 Dec. 2014 <http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/infomark.do?
&source=gale&srcprod=SRCJ&userGroupName=plea18226&prodId=SRC4&tabID=T003&docId=A150384074&type=retrieve&contentSet=IAC-Documents&version=1.0>.
This magazine article helped me understand what a legacy Leonardo Da Vinci is and how his works
continue to inspire people today. People still create models from his notebooks today! This secondary
source helped me understand just how big an influence this genius is even though he lived so long ago.

"Unit 4 Maps." Unit 4 Maps. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.

<http://www.owasso.k12.ok.us/webpages/gyankey/regadvhandouts.cfm?subpage=313702.
This secondary source, a website, provided me with a map of Europe and how it looked around 1500 C.E.
I used this map in my website for my viewers to see how the country of France looked around the time of
Leonardos death.