Why did Leonardo paint realistic?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

Realistic paintings were the style and a necessity back then because there were no photographs.

Once photograph was invented and became popular, it replaced the necessity to portrait something exactly as is and that freed up artists to paint things in other ways.

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∙ 15y ago

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yes he did

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paint and a paint brush

What kind of paint did Leonardo da Vinci use?

Oil paint.

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No, my friend. That was Leonardo da Vinci.

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Leonardo was commissioned to paint this portrait.

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Leonardo da Vinci was an apprentice in Verrocchio's workshop.

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he had no family