Leonardo da Vinci

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  • Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci was born.

    Leonardo da Vinci was born in Vinci, Italy, as a love child to a landowner and a peasant girl.
  • Jan 1, 1466

    Leonardo began practicing his artwork.

    At the age of 14, he began learning from an artist named Andrea De Verrocchio.
  • Jan 1, 1472

    Leonardo’s talent of art takes off

    Leonardo is now a master artist who works in the Guild of Saint Luke. He also began establishing his own workshop while getting paid from his wealthy clients.
  • Jan 1, 1481

    The Adoration of the Magi

    The Adoration of the Magi
    Leonardo began to work on The Adoration of the Magi which was an altarpiece for the Monastery of San Donato at Scopeto.
  • Jan 1, 1482

    The Creation of the Silver Lyre

    During this time, Leonardo moves to Milan. Lorenzo de’ Medici commissioned Leonardo to create a silver lyre for the Duke of Milan as a gesture of peace. When Leonardo finished the lyre, he wrote the Duke a letter describing his engineering and artistic talents and how they would do a great service in his court.
  • Jan 1, 1485

    Lady with an Ermine

    Lady with an Ermine
    This lady was identified as Cecilia Gallerani. This painting is a very famous painting is an oil painting.
  • Jan 1, 1487

    Drawing of the Vitruvian Man

    Drawing of the Vitruvian Man
    The drawing is based on the correlations of ideal human proportions.
  • Jan 1, 1495

    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper
    After sending the Duke of Milan letters, Leonardo was asked to do many great projects. During this period of his life, Leonardo painted the famous “The Last Supper.”
  • Jan 1, 1498

    Painting of the Sala delle Asse

    Painting of the Sala delle Asse
    Leonardo decorates the walls and ceiling of the Sala delle Asse. He also made his first attempts at planning a flying machine around this time.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Sketches of a Machine Gun

    Leonardo sketched many military weapons that were way ahead of his time.
  • Jan 1, 1502

    Military Architect

    Leonardo begins work as senior military architect and general engineer for Cesare Borgia.
  • Jan 1, 1503

    Mona Lisa

    Mona Lisa
    The Mona Lisa is Leonardo’s most popular painting. Historians do not know who this woman is in the painting.
  • Jan 1, 1508

    Death of an Old Man

    In the winter, Leonardo da Vinci was present at the death of an old man. He then studied his body and made diagrams of each part of the body.
  • Jan 1, 1516

    King of France

    The King of France invites Leonardo to come work for him.
  • May 2, 1519

    Da Vinci dies

    He died in Amboise, France at the age of 53. He was buried in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert in the castle of Amboise.