what style did leonardo da vinci use?

Answer 1

Leonardo pioneered new painting techniques in many of his pieces. One of them, a colour shading technique called "Chiaroscuro", used a series of glazes custom-made by Leonardo. It is characterized by subtle transitions between colour areas. Chiaroscuro is a technique of bold contrast between light and dark. Another effect created by Leonardo is called sfumato, which creates an atmospheric haze or smoky effect.
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Early works in Florence (1452–1482)
One of his first paintings done in Florence, the Benois Madonna (1478)
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One of his first paintings done in Florence, the Benois Madonna (1478)

Leonardo was an apprentice to the artist Verrocchio in Florence when he was about 15. In 1476 Leonardo worked with Verrocchio to paint The Baptism of Christ for the friars of Vallombrosa. He painted the angel at the front and the landscape, and the difference between the two artists' work can be seen, with Leonardo's finer blending and brushwork. Giorgio Vasari told the story that when Verrocchio saw Leonardo's work he was so amazed that he resolved never to touch a brush again.

Leonardo's first solo painting was the Madonna and Child completed in 1478; at the same time, he also painted a picture of a little boy eating sherbet. From 1480 to 1481, he created a small Annunciation painting, now in the Louvre. In 1481 he also painted an unfinished work of St. Jerome. Between 1481 and 1482 he started painting The Adoration of the Magi. He made extensive, ambitious plans and many drawings for the painting, but it was never finished, as Leonardo's services had been accepted by the Duke of Milan.
The Last Supper (1498), painted in Milan
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The Last Supper (1498), painted in Milan
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Milan (1482–1499)

Leonardo spent 17 years in Milan in the service of Duke Ludovico (between 1482 and 1499). He did many paintings, sculptures, and drawings during these many years. He also designed court festivals, and drew many of his engineering sketches. He was given free rein to work on any project he chose, though he left many projects unfinished, completing only about six paintings during this time. These include The Last Supper (Ultima Cena or Cenacolo, in Milan) in 1498 and Virgin of the Rocks in 1494. In 1499 he painted Madonna and Child with St. Anne. He worked on many of his notebooks between 1490 and 1495, including the Codex Trivulzianus.

He often planned grandiose paintings with many drawings and sketches, only to leave them unfinished. One of his projects involved making plans and models for a monumental seven-metre-high (24 ft) horse statue in bronze called "Gran Cavallo". Because of war with France, the project was never finished. (In 1999 a pair of full-scale statues based on his plans were cast, one erected in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the other in Milan [5].) The bronze intended for use in the building of the statue was used to make cannon, and victorious French soldiers used the clay model of the statue for target practice. The Hunt Museum in Limerick, Ireland has a small bronze horse thought to be the work of an apprentice from Leonardo's original design.

When the French invaded Milan in 1499, Ludovico Sforza lost control, forcing Leonardo to search for a new patron.
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Nomadic Period — Italy and France (1499–1516)
Virgin of the Rocks (second version)
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Virgin of the Rocks (second version)

Between 1499 and 1516 Leonardo worked for a number of people, travelling around Italy doing several commissions, before moving to France in 1516. This has been described as a 'Nomadic Period'. [6] He stayed in:

* Mantua (1500)
* Venice (1501)
* Florence (1501–06) known sometimes as his Second Florentine Period.
* Travelled between Florence and Milan staying in both places for short periods before settling in Milan.
* Milan (1506–13) (known sometimes as his Second Milanese Period, under the patronage of Charles d'Amboise until 1511)
* Rome (1514)
* Florence (1514)
* Pavia, Bologna, Milan (1515)
* France (1516–19) (patronage of King Francis I)

In 1500 he went to Mantua where he sketched a portrait of the Marchesa Isabella d'Este. He left for Venice in 1501, and soon after returned to Florence.
Mona Lisa (1503–1507)
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Mona Lisa (1503–1507)

After returning to Florence, he was commissioned for a large public mural commemorating a great military triumph in the history of Florence, by the Grand Council Chamber in the Palazzo Vecchio, the seat of government of the Florentine Republic (Zollner p. 164), The Battle of Anghiari; his rival Michelangelo was to paint the opposite wall The Battle of Cascina. After producing a fantastic variety of studies in preparation for the work, he left the city, with the mural unfinished due to problems with getting paid by his employer and more importantly by his choice of technique, which instead of the fresco technique he experimented again (as in the Last Supper) with oil binders hoping to extend the time to manipulate the paint (Zollner pp. 172–178). The incomplete painting was destroyed in a war in the middle of the sixteenth century. Not only Rubens but artists in the modern era have produced their own studies based on Leonardo's original sketches..

Most evidence suggests that he began work on the Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda, now at the Louvre in Paris) in 1503 and continued to work on it until 1506, working sporadically on it well after that (Sasson p. 22). It is likely to be Lisa de Gherardini del Giocondo, wife of a silk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo. Commissioned by her husband to commemorate the birth of their second son as well as moving to a new home (Zollner p. 240). He most likely kept it with him at all times, and did not travel without it. Much is attributed to the importance of this painting, primarily why it is the most famous painting in the world. In short, it was famous at the time of its contemporaries for many different reasons than it is now. Leonardo da Vinci's use of sfumato (the smoky effect he has on his work) transcended convention of the time, as did the sitter's angle, contrapposto, and the bird's-eye view of the background. For the most part it has become famous for all of the above and for the insurmountable amount of media attention it has received. In other words, it has become famous for being famous.

It is also of interest that the Mona Lisa was one of only three paintings that he took with him to his final residence at Clos Lucé; part of its original fame appears to be that it may have been his favorite work. It certainly had a rather large monetary valuation in the will of his protogé Salai.

He painted St Anne in 1509. Between 1506 and 1512, he lived in Milan and under the patronage of the French Governor Charles d'Amboise, he painted several other paintings. These included The Leda and the Swan, known now only through copies as the original work did not survive. He painted a second version of The Virgin of the Rocks (1506–1508). While under the patronage of Pope Leo X, he painted St. John the Baptist (1513–1516).

During his time in France, Leonardo made studies of the Virgin Mary for The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, and many drawings and other studies.

Answer 2

Leonardo Da Vinci Painting Techniques

Answer 3

Leonardo Da Vinci Techniques

Answer 4

Leonardo da Vinci used many different mediums on top of the fact that he was also an inventer..........you really can't put a style with his name or art or inventions. He was a man of too many styles.

Answer 5

There were no "isms' in Leonardo's time. There are only periods and modes. He was one of the 3 greatest painters in the High Renaissance period, along with Raphael Urbino and Michelangelo Buonarotti. Leonardo and Michelangelo were also skilled in sculpture and architecture. The Mode of Relief was the one used in the Renaissance. Raphael, Leonardo and Michelangelo carried it to the highest level. Only Baroque painters Jan Vermeer van Delft and Diego Velasquez were more skillful than the big 3 of the High Renaisssance.

Answer 6

I presume you mean in painting?

Chiaroscuro which is a word borrowed from Italian ("light and shade" or "dark") referring to the modeling of volume by depicting light and shade by contrasting them boldly.

Sfumato which means literally 'in smoke'. In painting, the technique of blurring or softening sharp outlines by subtle and gradual blending (feathering) of one tone into another. The smokelike haziness of this effect slightly lessens the perception that a still image is entirely still, instead lending a vague sense of movement.

Answer 7

he was a renaissance painter which makes him the opposite of a post impressionist (only off by 3 or 4 hundred years tho)_

Answer 8

He was fascinated with the human anatomy, perspective and the use of light. He was an italian renaissance painter.

Answer 9

he use many style includinding the pointillism among other:

pointillism : applying tiny dots with a brush..

Answer 10

He was a post impressionist

Answer 11

sfumato and chiaroscuro if im not mistaken :)