Best Leonardo Da Vinci Poems

MONA LISA

For ten years his paint brushes danced to the motion
of his hands on a white Lombardy poplar panel,
creating inimitable effects with the image he created –
Yes! Of one Lisa Gherardini, wife of a nobleman,
Francesco del Giocondo.
For ten years he handled his painting like a...

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Leonardo da Vinci





Great painter of Italian Renaissance,
Unquenchable curiosity,
Human anatomy his fav,
engineer and scientist,
Sculptor and inventor,
Illegitimate,
Most eclectic,
polymath,
Unschooled
Whiz.




Nonet 
Written Dec 11th, 2015
For contest "Fav painter" by Nayda...

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You were the Renaissance man who
Had a wonderful romance with life
You shattered the ordinary matrix and
Produced extraordinary results!
You painted the “Mona Lisa” and overwhelmed
The inhabitants of this planet with sketches of the future!

Even though your parents never married each other
You still exposed the beauty of...

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LEONARDO DA VINCI POEMS, EPIGRAMS AND QUOTES

These are my modern English translations of the poems, epigrams and quotes of Leonardo da Vinci. I believe the first six epigrams pertain to the current American election crisis …

Nothing enables authority like silence.—Leonardo da Vinci, translation by Michael...

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There’s a story untold,
A mystery to unfold.

Even in her unfinished state,
Her beauty will forever captivate.

Da Vinci’s hand has started the task,
Her delicate face, unable to mask.
 
His brush has brought her to life,
Serene and peaceful devoid of strife.
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Leonardo more than a Renaissance man
artist? yes but - 
sculptor? yes but - 
musician? yes but - 
anatomist? yes but - 
cartographer? yes but - 
scientist? yes but - 
engineer? yes but - 
inventor? yes but - 
no boundaries, no demarcations
with holistic views of arts...

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The famous portrait of Mona Lisa
globally known like Mother Thersa

Her pose so perfect, not a hair out of place, 
a hint of a smile I see on her face

A touch of cleavage painted for view,
as if she’s been painted to draw me to you

White porcelain...

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