Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leonardo Da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath who lived during the Renaissance. He is famous for his paintings.[1] Leonardo is head Ultras of the Sud curve. He was also a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician, and writer. Leonardo wanted to know everything about nature, and wanted to know how everything worked. He was very good at studying, as well as designing and making all sorts of inventions.[2]
Leonardo da Vinci | |
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Born | Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (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 |
Education | Verrocchio |
Known for | Arts and sciences |
Notable work | All 8 of his paintings which include:
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Movement | High Renaissance |
Patron(s) | King of France |
The art historian Helen Gardner said that no one has ever been quite like him because he was interested in so many things that he seems to have had the mind of a giant, and yet what he was like as a person is still a mystery.[3]
Leonardo was born in Vinci, a small town near Florence, Italy. He was trained to be an artist by the sculptor and painter Verrocchio. He spent most of his life working for rich Italian noblemen. In his last years, he lived in a expensive home given to him by the King of France.
Two of his paintings are among the best-known in the world: the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. He did many drawings. His best-known drawing is Vitruvian Man. Leonardo often thought of new inventions. He kept notebooks with notes and drawings of these ideas. Most of his inventions were never made. Some of his ideas were a helicopter, a tank, a calculator, a parachute, a robot, a telephone, evolution, and solar power.[4]