Leonardo da vinci (Term 1 - week 1 )

Leonardo 
 da vinci  

The Battle of Anghaiari (copy of    a detail)

Location: Galleria Degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy
Orientation:Landscape
1503-05
Drawing
Image size: 1061 x 703 

The Battle of Anghiari (1505) is a currently lost painting by Leonard da Vinci, at times referred to as " The Lost Leonardo" , which some commentators believe to be still hidden beneath one of the frescoes in the Salone dei Cinquecento (Hall of the Five Hundred) in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Its central scene depicted four men riding raging war horses engaged in the battle for possession of a standard, at the Battke of Anghiari in 1440.

Both Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were commissioned to paint battle scenes in the Salone dei Cinquecento of the Palazzo Signoria in Florence. Leonardo gained a reputation for not finishing his projects, together with the Adoration and the mighty equestrian statue for the Duke of Milan, the fresco of the Battle of Anghiari is another example of the project not brought to completion. He likely did little more than sketch the design on the wall of the room. In preparation, however , he produced an elaborate cartoon, now lost, of which numerous copies were made by other artists. 

What I see in this picture is war. People fighting killing each other. I also see crime and violence people trying to kill their enemies trying to win the war.I see some men's fighting and ridnig on their horses quickly get near thier enemies to attack them. I also see some people are slowly dieing from getting attack from their enemies.I also see some men already been stabbed and suffering.

What do I think about this picture is people getting killed from each other.And I think this piture is been painted around 1516 because how it looks really old. I think this picture is about war fighting for their lives and land.

What I like about this picture it's showing us a story from 1503-1505 how they fight during their wars. How they design their clothes to protect them from getting killed. I also like how Leonardo da vinic draws this artwork because how it shows so much details with his shading on the horses and how he use just one colour with this artwork