DaVinci

  • Lenardo's birth
    Apr 15, 1452

    Lenardo's birth

    Born in Vinci which is where his name came from meaning . of vinci
  • Cave exploration
    Jun 25, 1460

    Cave exploration

    As a child he was wandering in the nearby woods and discovered a cave that he then explored with his hands becuase it was to dark to see
  • Starts apprenticeship with Verrocio
    May 17, 1466

    Starts apprenticeship with Verrocio

    His father saw one of his paintings as a child and requested the apprenticeship
  • Leaves florentine for Milan
    May 17, 1482

    Leaves florentine for Milan

    Due to the surplus of artists and sculpters in florence he goes to milan in search of fame
  • Decorates a famous wedding
    May 19, 1483

    Decorates a famous wedding

    Decorated the entire way the they passed from the church... made him famous
  • Creates a horse head lyre for the duke of Milan
    Jul 21, 1490

    Creates a horse head lyre for the duke of Milan

  • Painted the last supper
    Aug 21, 1495

    Painted the last supper

    Commisioned for the catholic church
  • Return to Florence
    Jan 1, 1500

    Return to Florence

  • Period: Jan 1, 1503 to Jan 1, 1507

    Paints the Mona Lisa

    Lingered over this painting for four years
  • Starts the mona lisa
    May 19, 1503

    Starts the mona lisa

  • Finishes the mona lisa
    May 19, 1507

    Finishes the mona lisa

    after 4 years of laboring over making this painting perfect it is finally complete
  • Makes a mechanical lion
    May 19, 1515

    Makes a mechanical lion

    Gift for Francis I of france... needed to be able to walk and open its chest to reveal daisies
  • Learnardo's death
    May 2, 1519

    Learnardo's death

    Died in the arms of Francis.
  • Da vinci's horse

    Da vinci's horse

    From Da Vinci's mind the largest bronze horse created was sketched multiple times... Because of old age and other complications he was not able to fufil this... however some recent artists have erected the largest bronze horse statue in honor of his dream