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Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo was born the village of Anchiano, near the town of Vinci.
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Mar 6, 1467
At 15 Leonardo is sent to Florence to work as apprentice to Andrea De Verrocchio.
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Mar 6, 1472
20 year-old Leonardo is accepted into the painters' guild of Florence.
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Mar 6, 1476
Leonardo is accused of sodomy; he is publicly humiliated although the charges
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Mar 6, 1483
Leonardo paints the Virgin of the Rocks.
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Mar 6, 1485
Leonardo paints Lady with an Ermine.
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Mar 6, 1495
Leonardo begins work on The Last Supper in the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
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Mar 6, 1498
The Last Supper is completed.
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Mar 6, 1500
Leonardo begins painting the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, a project that he only finishes after 10 years.
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Mar 6, 1502
Leonardo begins work as senior military architect and general engineer for Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI.
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Mar 6, 1503
Leonardo is commissioned to paint the Mona Lisa.
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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.
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Mar 6, 1515
Leonardo paints St. John the Baptist.
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Mar 6, 1516
The king of France invites Leonardo to come work for him.
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Mar 6, 1519
May 2, Leonardo dies in France.
May 2, Leonardo dies in France.