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Leonardo da Vinci

By nickja29
  • Period: Apr 14, 1452 to May 2, 1519

    Leonardo da Vinci

  • Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo Born

    Leonardo Born
    On this day, Leonardo da Vinci was born in the village of anehiano, near the city of Vinci. His name means Leonardo (son) di ser (the son of a messer) da Vinci (of Vinci)
  • Apr 15, 1467

    Apprenticeship

    Apprenticeship
    At the age of 15, Leonardo moves to Florence to work as apprentice to Andrea de Verrochio.
  • Apr 15, 1472

    Painter's guild

    Painter's guild
    At the age of 20, Leonardo was accepted into the Painter's Guild in Florence.
  • Apr 15, 1476

    accused of sodomy

    accused of sodomy
    Leonardo was accused of sodomy, but later the charges were released.
  • Oct 15, 1478

    Painted the Annunciation

    Painted the Annunciation
    Leonardo begins to work on the painting the Annunctiation. He will finish it in three years. Because the recording of history wasn't the most accurate, some believe this painting may have been painted by Lorenzo di Credi.
  • Apr 15, 1481

    The Adoration of the Magi

    The Adoration of the Magi
    Leonardo starts to work on "Adoration of the Magi"
  • Apr 15, 1482

    Moves to Milan

    Moves to Milan
    Leonardo moves to milan to work for the duke Ludovico Sforza.
  • Apr 15, 1483

    Virgin of the Rocks

    Virgin of the Rocks
    Leonardo starts to work on the Virgin of the Rocks.
  • Apr 15, 1485

    Paints "lady with and ermine"

    Paints "lady with and ermine"
    No, that does not mean he painted a picture called "the lady" with an ermine.
  • Apr 15, 1495

    Last Supper

    Last Supper
    Leonardo begins painting his famous "the Last Supper"
  • Apr 15, 1498

    The Last Supper is finished

    The Last Supper is finished
    Leonardo da Vinci finishes "The Last Supper"
  • Oct 10, 1499

    Duke Lodovico Storza loses power

    Duke Lodovico Storza loses power
    At the duke's fall from power, Leonardo moves to Venice to continue his work as an artist and engineer.
  • Oct 10, 1500

    Begins another painting

    Begins another painting
    Leonardo da Vinci starts "the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne".
  • Oct 10, 1500

    Florence

    Florence
    Leonardo da Vinci moves back to Florence.
  • Oct 10, 1502

    Cesare Borgia

    Cesare Borgia
    Leonardo begins to work under Cesare Borgia (the son of Pope Alexander VI) as Senior Military Architect and General Engineer.
  • Oct 10, 1503

    Mona Lisa

    Mona Lisa
    Leonardo is commisioned to paint his famous "Mona Lisa"
  • Oct 10, 1503

    Mural

    Mural
    Leonardo is comissioned to paint mural for the council hall in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio, whis is to be the Battle of Anghiari, a work that he would not finish.
  • Oct 10, 1510

    Finishes Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

    Finishes Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
    Leonardo finishes the painting he has been working on for 10 years.
  • Oct 10, 1515

    St. John the Baptist

    St. John the Baptist
    Leonardo da Vinci paints St. John the Baptist.
  • Oct 10, 1516

    King of France

    King of France
    Leonardo is invited by the king of France to come work for him.
  • May 2, 1519

    Leonardo da Vinci Dies

    Leonardo da Vinci Dies
    Leonardo dies in France, with the King of France recieving the last breath from the famous artist.