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He was born in Anchiano in Italy, near a town of Vinci. His full name was Lionardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci which means, Leonardo son of Ser Piero from Vinci.
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Leonardo Da Vinci trained with artist Verrocchio at his workshop. He learned many skills including mechanics and carpentary as well as the artistic skills. When Verrocchio noticed Da Vinci's talents he swore he would never paint again.
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Da Vinci qualified as a Master of the Guild of St Luke, the guild of Artists and Doctors of Medicine. Although Da Vinci had his own workshop he continued to work with Verrocchio.
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Da Vinci drews his first known artwork of Arno Valley.
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Da Vinci designed machines like an eight barrel machine gun, an automatic ignition device for firearms, a giant crossbow and a device for storming walls.
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Da Vinci's design of a boat.
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Da Vinci started to design flying machines, he drew designs of an Ornithopter, Parachute and a Hang glider device
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One of Da Vinci's great paintings. He painted this between 1495-1498 for Duke Ludovico Sforza and his duchess Beatrice d'Este. The Last Supper is 450 centimetres wide and 870 centimetres long.
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Leonardo Da Vinci's greatest and most famous painting. Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa between 1503 and 1506 with oil.
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Da Vinci lived from 1513-1516 in Belvedere in the Vatican in Rome and in 1516 joined the Francois Service and lived in the mansion Clos Luce in France and died there on the 2nd of May 1519.
