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Apr 15, 1452
Birth
It is not certanly known were he was born, some historians claim that he was born in Anchiano in the republic of Florencia, while others say that he was born in the village of Da Vinci. -
Period: Apr 16, 1452 to 1460
Life in Florencia
He lived the first five years of his live in Anchiano with his mother, in 1457 he moved with his father and grandparents. He later moved in 1460 to Florencia -
1456
He started painting
He was interested in animals and his first drawings were mythological creatures. -
1469
Attended Andrea del Verrocchio's workshop
He was teached how to draw in boards and how to sculpt in marble -
1470
He worked for the Medici family
He worked as a goldsmith, blacksmith, sculptor and painter -
1472
Virgin of the carnation
It was his first official painting -
1472
He was accepted in the guild of painters in Florencia
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1474
He painted Ginebra De Benci
It was one of his first paintings -
1476
He helped painting Battisimo di Cristo
This painting was made by Verrocchio but, as Da Vinci was his student, he draw one of the angels in the left of the painting. -
1478
He opened a workshop
He moved to Florencia and opened the workshop there. -
1482
Moved to Milan
He presented to Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, who became his patron. He remained at his court for 17 years as an engineer. -
1490
Vitruvian Man
He was interested in anatomic studies of the human body, he used to do autopsies even though it was prohibited in the XV century. He used them to draw with a lot of detail the organs of the body. One of his most famous drawing was the Vitruvian Man -
1490
He opened a school
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1494
Painting os the Last Supper
This was one of his most famous paintings in the mural of Santa Maria delle Grazie monastery in Milán. -
1500
Visit italian cities
The son of Pope Alexander VI, ordered him to visit various Italian cities as a military engineer to help him in his plan to conquer territories -
1500
Came back to Florencia
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1503
He worked as an engineer in the war against Pisa
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1503
La Gioconda
This is the most famous painting in history. Leonardo carried it to all his travels and painted it between 1503 and 1519. It is said that the girl of the painting is the second wife of Francesco del Giocondo. -
1513
Moved to Rome
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1516
Moved to France
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Period: 1516 to 1519
Life in France
The King of France, Francis I, installed da Vinci in the Château de Clos-Lucé, near the town of Amboise, where he spent the last years of his life. -
May 2, 1519
Death
Leonardo died in Amboise, Kingdom of France. He was buried in the cloister of the church of Saint-Florentin in Amboise. Fifty years later the tomb was violated and his remains were scattered during the religious struggle between Catholics and Huguenots. -
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