Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo was born in Vinci, Italy on April 15, 1452. A while after he was born his father took custody of him and his mother married someone else. His father took him to Florence when he was 15 years old and apprenticed him to the workshop of Andrea del Verrochio. His first big break in painting was when he painted an angel in Verrochio's "Baptism of Christ". It was so much better than his masters that Verrochio never painted again. Leonardo stayed there until 1477 and then made a studio for himself. He then went in service of the Duke of Milan. While he was there he installed central heating, painted court portraits, designed costumes, and also a lot of other important information. He made plans for prototypes for helicopters and airplanes. He completed 6 paintings there: The Last Supper, 2 portraits, 2 versions of The Virgin of the Rocks, and a ceiling painting. He also studied human anatomy. He stayed at Milan for 17 years. He painted Mona Lisa in the year 1503. Leonardo died in May 2, 1519.
1452 - Leonardo Da Vinci is born April 15 in the village of Anchiano, near the town of Vinci.
1467 - At 15 Leonardo is sent to Florence to work as apprentice to Andrea De Verrocchio.
1472 - 20 year-old Leonardo is accepted into the painters' guild of Florence.
1476 - Leonardo is accused of sodomy; he is publicly humiliated although the charges are later dropped.
1478 - The Annunciation is painted. The work, initially credited to Da Vinci, is now believed to have been painted by Lorenzo di Credi.
1481 - Leonardo begins work on The Adoration of the Magi, an altarpiece for
the Monastery of San Donato at Scopeto.
He sketches many studies.
1482 - Leonardo moves to Milan to work in the service of the city's duke, Ludovico Sforza. He gains the title of "painter and engineer of the duke.
1483 - Leonardo paints the Virgin of the Rocks.
1485 - Leonardo paints Lady with an Ermine
1495 - Leonardo begins work on The Last Supper in the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
1498 - The Last Supper is completed.
1499 - With the duke Ludovico Sforza'a fall from power, Da Vinci leaves Milan and spends a short time in Venice.
1500 - Leonardo begins painting the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, a project that he only finishes after 10 years.
1500 - Leonardo returns to Florence.
1502 - Leonardo begins work as senior military architect and general engineer for Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI.
1503 - Leonardo is commissioned to paint the Mona Lisa.
1503 - Leonardo is commission to paint a mural for the council hall in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio, which is to be the Battle of Anghiari, a work that would remain unfinished.
1515 - Leonardo paints St. John the Baptist.
1516 - The king of France invites Leonardo to come work for him.
1519 - May 2, Leonardo dies in France.
These web items thanks to:
http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/leonardo.html
http://www.davincilife.com/timeline.html
http://www.na-bibb.de/leonardo/
Some of the drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci
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| tuscany | hand study | boat design | artillery | caricature | flying machine |
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| flying machine, | head study, | equestrian, | skull study, | skull study, | skull study, |
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| womb study | comic scene | character study | curvature | spheres | coition |
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| barrel spring | male nude | caricature | flying machine | leda | kneeling leda |
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| anatomical study | water | sedge plant | arm study | fetus | saint anne |
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| oldman/water | self-portrait | neck anatomy | dragon head | prisoner | skeletons |
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| vitruvian | anghiari | anghiari |
Page by Tyler F, Zach T, Harrison Jr. School, May 04, 2004