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Leonardo Da Vinci

By Xaika
  • Apr 14, 1452

    Leonardo Da Vinci was born

  • Apr 3, 1466

    In 1466, at the age of fourteen, Leonardo was apprenticed to the artist Andrea di Cione, known as Verrocchio, whose workshop was "one of the finest in Florence

  • Apr 3, 1478

    In 1478 he left Verrocchio's studio and was no longer resident at his father's house.

  • Apr 3, 1490

    Leonardo's most famous painting of the 1490s is The Last Supper

  • Apr 3, 1500

    Among the works created by Leonardo in the 16th century is the small portrait known as the Mona Lisa or "la Gioconda", the laughing one. In the present era it is arguably the most famous painting in the world.