20250628 Da Vinci 21-50
Across
- 1. – a preliminary version of a piece of writing, design, or plan. e.g. The ___________ of his flying machine shows many detailed ideas.
- 5. – to carry out or perform a plan, order, or task. e.g. Leonardo was asked to ___________ several large art projects for churches.
- 8. – a handwritten document. e.g. Many of Leonardo’s sketches were recorded in his ___________ notebooks.
- 10. – a category or type of art, literature, or music. e.g. Leonardo worked in more than one artistic ___________, including portraiture and religious themes.
- 11. – to grow or develop in a healthy or successful way. e.g. Under the support of powerful patrons, Leonardo’s career began to ___________.
- 12. – to cut open something (especially a body) to study its structure. e.g. Leonardo ___________ human corpses to learn about human bodies.
- 13. – to bring things or people together as a whole. e.g. His work tried to ___________ art, science, and nature into one vision.
- 14. – to get something back or to make land usable again. e.g. He proposed to ___________ swampland to improve farming and transportation.
- 15. – having two different parts, functions, or aspects. e.g. His ___________ talent in both science and art made him a true Renaissance man.
Down
- 2. – to construct or make something; sometimes to make up something false. e.g. Some of his inventions were never ___________ during his lifetime.
- 3. – the scientific study of sight and light. e.g. Leonardo studied ___________ to understand how light enters the human eye.
- 4. – an extraordinary act or achievement that requires skill or courage. e.g. Painting “The Last Supper” was a technical and artistic ___________.
- 6. – containing a lot of detail and careful planning. e.g. He created ___________ drawings of machines that were far ahead of his time.
- 7. – someone who starts and manages a project or business. e.g. Although Leonardo was not a businessman, he had the spirit of an ___________ in developing new ideas.
- 9. – a person who starts or establishes something. e.g. Leonardo is often seen as a ___________ of modern scientific illustration.