At 15 Leonardo is sent to Florence to work as apprentice to Andrea De Verrocchio.
Apr 24, 1472
20 year-old Leonardo is accepted into the painters' guild of Florence.
Jun 30, 1476
Leonardo is accused of sodomy; he is publicly humiliated although the charges are later dropped.
Oct 1, 1478
The Annunciation is painted. The work, initially credited to Da Vinci, is now believed to have been painted by Lorenzo di Credi.
Feb 23, 1481
Leonardo begins work on The Adoration of the Magi, an altarpiece for the Monastery of San Donato at Scopeto.He sketches many studies.
Feb 26, 1482
Leonardo moves to Milan to work in the service of the city's duke, Ludovico Sforza. He gains the title of "painter and engineer of the duke.
Dec 2, 1483
Leonardo paints the Virgin of the Rocks.
May 26, 1485
Leonardo paints Lady with an Ermine.
Jun 29, 1495
Leonardo begins work on The Last Supper in the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
Oct 6, 1495
The Last Supper is completed
Jun 6, 1499
With the duke Ludovico Sforza'a fall from power, Da Vinci leaves Milan and spends a short time in Venice.
Jul 27, 1500
Leonardo begins painting the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, a project that he only finishes after 10 years.
Nov 29, 1500
Leonardo returns to Florence.
Jun 26, 1502
Leonardo begins work as senior military architect and general engineer for Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI.
Mar 31, 1503
Leonardo is commissioned to paint the Mona Lisa.
May 28, 1503
Leonardo is commission to paint a mural for the council hall in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio, which is to be the Battle of Anghiari, a work that would remain unfinished.
Jun 1, 1515
Leonardo paints St. John the Baptist.
Mar 27, 1516
The king of France invites Leonardo to come work for him.
