Leonardo da Vinci |
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Portrait of Leonardo by Melzi |
Birth name | Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci |
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Born | (1452-04-15)15 April 1452 Vinci, Republic of Florence |
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Died | 2 May 1519(1519-05-02) (aged 67) Amboise, Kingdom of France |
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Nationality | Italian |
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Field | Arts and sciences |
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Training | Verrocchio |
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Movement | High Renaissance |
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Works | Mona Lisa The Last Supper Vitruvian Man |
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Patrons | King of France |
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Leonardo da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was a Italian man who lived in the time of the Renaissance. He was good at lots of things, but was most famous as a painter. He also was a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and a writer. Leonardo was curious about everything in nature. He wanted to know how everything worked. He was very good at studying, designing and making all sorts of interesting things.