1st+Period+-+Leonardo+da+Vinci

=1st Period - Leonardo da Vinci= By: Matthew D.



Date of birth: April 15th, 1452

Location of birth: Vinci, Italy

Parents’ names: Ser Peiro da Vinci, Caternia

Family background: Leonardo was best known as a lonely child. He was alone, no brothers nor sisters. His mother, Caternia, was a peasant lady. And his father, Ser Peiro da Vinci, was a legal specialist. But Ser Peiro' family raised Leonardo at the time.

Date of death: May 2nd, 1519

Location of death/grave: France

Education: Due to his illegitimacy, Leonardo was due to unproper education. But like many in his day, he was treated as a legit child, and received proper educational teaching. When he was fifteen, Leonardo became the apprentice of Andrea del Verrochio in Florence, Italy. He worked with del Verrochio until 1477; during the time del Verrochio commisioned a painting known today to people as "The Baptism of Christ." Then, his artistic potential sprang into action.

Career: After Leonardo da Vinci finished his role as an assistant to del Verrocchio, he was accepted into the art guild of Florence. He worked alone until 1481. His final years in Florence were spent on 'The Adortion of the Magi' for the monastrey of San Donatio a Selorseto; and the second was a painting in the Altar of Saint Bernard Chapel. (Both not completed) He moved to Milan in 1482 and aided with military fortification and ideas. He stayed for seventeen years. He left after the French's raid. He completed at least six works, then returned to Florence. He was made to map areas for them. He completed at least two works there, then returned to Milan for the second time. But before leaving, he completed the Mona Lisa. He mainly acted to them as an architect, more than an artist. In 1513, he left Italy, and went to Florence and died three years later.

Legacy: Leonardo was mostly famous for being both an artist and scientist. His anatomy helped both him as an artist and people for new scientific inquiry. He also painted many fantastic works, such as: The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Madonna of the Rocks, St. John of the Wilderness, and the Virtuan Man. His most known painting he'd assisted in was 'The Baptism of Christ.' Other works were mainly for architecture, empires, and invention ideas. (Most of which Failed.) His techniques were, and never are, understated or underestimated.



Additional/Interesting information: Leonardo was known to one thing artistically: He never finished most of his artwork. His artistic imagination always sprang forward and made him start a new piece. His last name; da Vinci; means 'From Vinci' which was the town he was born in. While Leonardo worked as an apprentice, he painted the angel in his masters work: 'The Baptism of Christ.' His master had given up painting after discovering his apprentice was better than him.



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