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Apr 15, 1452
Lenardo Da Vinci is born
In Vinci, a province of Florence in Italy. His parents weren't married so he was an illegitimate child. -
Period: Apr 15, 1452 to May 2, 1519
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci was concidered one of the greatest Italian painters, well known for his masterpieces such as: Mona Lisa, Madonna of the Rocks, and The Last Supper. He was also a sculptor, scientist, inventor, mathematician, philosopher and alsovegetarian. -
Jan 1, 1466
Andrea del Verrocchio
Leonardo was apprenticed to him when he was 14 years old. He learned art from him and also worked in Verrocchio's workshop. -
Jun 3, 1475
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is born
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born, he was thought to be Leonardo's greatest rival. -
Jan 1, 1476
Leonardo Disaperance
Florentine court records show that Leonardo and three other young men were charged with sodomy(anal sex with someone
), but charges were lifted.From then till 1478 there is no record of his work or even of his where he was. -
Jan 1, 1480
War Machines
Da Vinci designed machines like an eight barreled machine gun thing, an automatic igniting device for weapons, a huge crossbow and a machine for storming walls in wars to come. -
Feb 24, 1485
Boat Design
Leonardo designed his own boat. -
Jan 1, 1486
Flying Machines
Da Vinci started to design new flying machines and he drew designs of an Ornithopter, Parachute and a Hang glider device. -
Jan 1, 1487
The Vitruvian Man
The Vitruvian Man is a well known drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci.It is accompanied by notes based on the work of a architect called Vitruvius. The drawing, shows a male figure in two positions with his arms and legs apart and simultaneously inside a circle and square. -
Nov 30, 1490
Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno
Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno, nicknamed Salai ("The Little Unclean One"), entered Leonardo's household in 1490. He made a number of paintings and stayed with Leonardo for the next 30 years -
Jan 1, 1494
Charles VIII
Charles VIII (8th) from France invaded Italy -
Jan 1, 1498
"The Last Supper"
The painting shows the last meal shared by Jesus with his followers before his capture and death. It shows the moment (you will know if you have read the bible) when Jesus has said "one of you will betray me". -
Jan 1, 1503
Mona Lisa
'Also know as "La Gioconda" it is one of the few works Leonardo painted that survives today. It is also one of the most famous paintings in the world. It was not finished as Leonardo didn't paint eye brows. -
Jan 1, 1506
Francesco Melzi
Leonardo got another student who's name was Count Francesco Melzi who was the son of a Lombard aristocrat and is considered to have been Leonardo's favourite student. He travelled to France with Leonardo, and remained with him until the his death. -
May 2, 1519
Leonardo Da Vici Dies
In Amboise, Touraine which is now called Indre-et-Loire, France, was where Leonardo Da Vinci died of old age.