Read the excerpt, “Leonardo da Vinci” from The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by Vasari. Then explain what are two things you learned about Leonardo from this reading?

Giorgio Vasari: Life of Leonardo da Vinci

For this Response Paper, read the excerpt, “Leonardo da Vinci” from The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by Vasari.

This excerpt is about Leonardo and the Last Supper. What are two things you learned about Leonardo from this reading?

From Giorgio Vasari: “Life of Leonardo da Vinci”, in Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, translated by Gaston DeC. De Vere, (London: Philip Lee Warner, 1912-1914), pp. 89-92, 95-101, 104-105.

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