Kyrgyzstan KEP -  “GREAT  PERSONALITIES ~ LEONARDO  DA  VINCI.”

MNH ~ Miniature Sheet !

The souvenir sheet is dedicated to the 500th death anniversary of Italian Renaissance genius, Leonardo da Vinci.

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15.04.1452 - 02.05.1519) was an Italian artist, architect, sculptor, scientist, inventor, engineer, writer and musician of the High Renaissance. In the fullest sense, he was comprehensively developed. He was a genial and universal man, who was not accidentally called the titan of the Renaissance.

To our contemporaries, Leonardo is known primarily as an artist, although da Vinci considered himself primarily an engineer and a scientist. Nevertheless, his contribution to world artistic culture is extremely important. Leonardo realized and embodied a new painting technique, as a result of which, realism in painting moved to a completely different stage of development. Leonardo's works, such as "The Mona Lisa" ("La Gioconda"), "The Last Supper", "Lady with an Ermine", "Madonna Litta", "Madonna Benois" and many others, continue to delight art connoisseurs on all continents.

Leonardo da Vinci was one of the founders of modern science which is based on experimental research. He has made significant contributions to the development of astronomy, mechanics, hydraulics, anatomy, botany, mineralogy and other fields of science. His achievements in engineering are striking. Many of Leonardo's inventions were brought to life only some centuries after his death: flying machines, self-propelled wagons, spotlights, parachutes, a two-lens telescope, diving equipment and many others. His famous drawing "The Vitruvian Man" still serves as the ideal of proportions of the human body and the entire universe.

The highest skill, breadth of views and versatility of the talent of the great Leonardo are timeless and will always arouse the keen interest of the general public.

Date of Issue: 11 November 2019.

(KYZO19).