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Apr 15, 1452
Lenardo's birth
Born in Vinci which is where his name came from meaning . of vinci -
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 -
May 17, 1466
Starts apprenticeship with Verrocio
His father saw one of his paintings as a child and requested the apprenticeship -
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 -
May 19, 1483
Decorates a famous wedding
Decorated the entire way the they passed from the church... made him famous -
Jul 21, 1490
Creates a horse head lyre for the duke of Milan
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Aug 21, 1495
Painted the last supper
Commisioned for the catholic church -
Jan 1, 1500
Return to Florence
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Period: Jan 1, 1503 to Jan 1, 1507
Paints the Mona Lisa
Lingered over this painting for four years -
May 19, 1503
Starts the mona lisa
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May 19, 1507
Finishes the mona lisa
after 4 years of laboring over making this painting perfect it is finally complete -
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 -
May 2, 1519
Learnardo's death
Died in the arms of Francis. -
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
