Leonardo da Vinci
Portrait of Leonardo by Melzi
Birth name	Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci
Born	(1452-04-15)15 April 1452 Vinci, Republic of Florence
Died	2 May 1519(1519-05-02) (aged 67) Amboise, Kingdom of France
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.