3rd+Period+-+Leonardo+da+Vinci

=3rd Period - Leonardo da Vinci=

By: Manuel A.



Date of birth: April 7, 1452 Location of birth: Florence, Italy Parents’ names: Son of Ser Piero da Vinci and Caterina Family background:In the 1460s Leonardo da Vinci became an apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchico.Leonardo's dad was a legal specialist and his mom was a peasant woman. Date of death:May 2, 1519 Location of death/grave: At a chapel of Saint - Florentin at Amboise Education: Leonardo da Vinci learned to paint from his master, Andrea del Verrocchico. Then one day Leonardo da Vinci took a painting to Andrea del Verrocchico, Andrea was amazed and convinced Leonardo' s dad to let him study art. Leonardo da Vinci also then began to study anatomy, astronomy, botany, geology, geometry, and optics, and invented new and useful inventions. Career: Leonardo da Vinci also worked as a engineer or a military architect and created many weapons for his country. Leonardo was also an astronomer, architect,and an engineer, and created many inventions. Leonardo da Vinci was a very good artist and scientist. Legacy: Leonardo da Vinci was very famous for drawing the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper". Leonardo da Vinci was also famous for making the largest statue in the world which was "The Man on a Horse". Many opinions of people were that Leonardo da Vinci was the greatest artist in the world. Leonardo da Vinci also drew plans for inventing the first vehicle in the world. Leonardo da Vinci painted the "Adoration of the Magi" for some monks in Florence, Italy. Leonardo da Vinci was also famous for drawing the "Virtruvian Man".



Additional/Interesting information: Leonardo da Vinci had a nickname that was "Universal Genius" because he studied almost everything. Leonardo also mixed scintific and artistic imagination to make his paintings. Leonardo da Vinci died age 67. Leonardo da Vinci dissected 30 bodies over a period of 25 years and almost making 200 painstaking drawings of the bodies. In the last years of Leonardo' s life he served the king of France and Leonardo died in the presences of the king. leonardo de vinci was a scientist.

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