Leonardo da Vinci | |
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Portrait of Leonardo by Melzi | |
Birth name | Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci |
Born | Vinci, Republic of Florence | 15 April 1452
Died | 2 May 1519 Amboise, Kingdom of France | (aged 67)
Nationality | Italian |
Field | Arts and sciences |
Training | Verrocchio |
Movement | High Renaissance |
Works | Mona Lisa The Last Supper Vitruvian Man |
Patrons | King of France |
Leonardo da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was a Italian man who lived in the time of the Renaissance. He was good at lots of things, but was most famous as a painter. He also was a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and a writer. Leonardo was curious about everything in nature. He wanted to know how everything worked. He was very good at studying, designing and making all sorts of interesting things.