Leonardo Da Vinci

By Alice R.

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His Life

Born April 15, 1452 in Vinci Italy. Died May 2, 1519 in Indre-et-Loire, France

Born to Ser Piero and CaterinaParents never marriedGrew up in Florence, ItalyApprenticed to Andrea del Verrocchio

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Personal Events

Born as an Illegitimate sonAccepted into painter’s guildWrote backwards left to right (needed a

mirror to read what he wrote)Lived in Vinci, Florence, Milan, France,

Venice, and BolongaConsidered “one of the greatest

painters of all time.”

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Historical Events

Renaissance period/ Golden Age of artFirst designs for helicopter seenColumbus sailed to America for the first

time

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Stylistic Traits

Portraits: many of his paintings included a single person, or a group of people

Religious paintings: many of his paintings focused on religion

Didn’t finish a lot of his projects: he was known for not finishing major projects, he’d grow bored and move on

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