Leonardo was born the village of Anchiano, near the town of Vinci.
Mar 6, 1467
At 15 Leonardo is sent to Florence to work as apprentice to Andrea De Verrocchio.
Mar 6, 1472
20 year-old Leonardo is accepted into the painters' guild of Florence.
Mar 6, 1476
Leonardo is accused of sodomy; he is publicly humiliated although the charges
Mar 6, 1483
Leonardo paints the Virgin of the Rocks.
Mar 6, 1485
Leonardo paints Lady with an Ermine.
Mar 6, 1495
Leonardo begins work on The Last Supper in the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
Mar 6, 1498
The Last Supper is completed.
Mar 6, 1500
Leonardo begins painting the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, a project that he only finishes after 10 years.
Mar 6, 1502
Leonardo begins work as senior military architect and general engineer for Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI.
Mar 6, 1503
Leonardo is commissioned to paint the Mona Lisa.
Mar 6, 1503
Leonardo is commission to paint a mural for the council hall in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio, which is to be the Battle of Anghiari, a work that would remain unfinished.
Mar 6, 1515
Leonardo paints St. John the Baptist.
Mar 6, 1516
The king of France invites Leonardo to come work for him.