LEONARDO DA VINCI

Leonardo Da Vinci

One of the greatest geniuses the world has ever known

He was an

Artist, inventor, architect etc.

Da Vinci was born

Near Florence in 1452

At 14 years of age

He became Andrea Verocchio’s apprentice

It was Verocchio who insisted

Leonardo study anatomy

Anatomy

The study of how the human body works

In 1472 he was accepted

As a member of the painter’s guild

Best years of Leonardo’s artistic career

1482-1499

In this period of time he made

The Virgin on the Rocks and The Last Supper

In 1499 Leonardo moved back to Florence where he painted

The Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa

A painting of the wife of a wealthy silk merchant

The paintings is famous because of

Its use of sfumato and the woman’s captivating smile

In 1516 Leonardo accepted an invitation from

King Francis I

It was for him to

Come to France and live at the royal palace

He lived there

Until his death in 1519

As well as being a gifted artist

He was a brilliant inventor

He produced several sketches on the topic of flight

A helicopter, hand glider, parachute

He was very passionate about anatomy

He dissected up to 30 bodies

He discovered that

The age of a tree can be measured by counting its rings