Leonardo da vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

By evanissler
  • Apr 15, 1452

    Birthday

    He was born in Anchiano, Italy on April 5, 1452
  • Jan 1, 1466

    Apprenticed to Andrea de Verrocchio

    At the age of 14 Leonardo became an apprentice to Andrea de Verrpcchio. His studio was much like a technical college. He learned art as science that involved math, chemistry, and architecture. This lasted about 6 years.
  • Jan 1, 1469

    Verrocchio's Workshop

    Leonardo da Vinci served as an aprentice to Verrocchio in Florence starting in 1469. There da Vinci learned about painting, sculpting and drawing. Verrocchio was an engineer as well as an artist so Leonardo learned about engineering during his appernticeship there as well.This is significant because this is where Leonardo learned about art and gained the knowledge he used throughout his life.
  • Jan 1, 1475

    Michelangelo was born

    Around the same time they were both living they were both artists.
  • Jan 1, 1476

    Became labled as a master artist

    In 1476 Da Vinchies are work started to show up more often. After his apprenticeship with Andrea de Verrocchio he was a very skilled artist.
  • Jan 1, 1482

    Moved to Milan

    He was now a master, but he seemed dissatisfied with his life in Florence.Besides just painting he loved to sculpt things too. in Milan it gave him more of a chance to sculpt things then paint.
  • Dec 10, 1483

    Martin Luthers born

    Martin Luther was born on December 10, 1483. He was ordained in 1507. Martin Luther lead a reform in the Church of England later in his life. This is significant because his leadership in the reform led to great advancements in the Church.
  • Jan 1, 1490

    The Last Supper

    This is one of his most famous paintings along with the Mona Lisa. Leonardo began work on a large wall painting for Sforza. Twice a week, Sforza ate dinner in the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie
  • Jan 1, 1500

    1500 Left Milan became military engineer

  • Jan 1, 1507

    Mona Lisa

    At this point in his life he was a well-known painter and artist around the world. The “Mona Lisa” was a privately commissioned work and was completed sometimes between 1505 and 1507. The painting was a picture of his real wife and merchant Lisa Gioconda. He kept this painting with him his whole life since he painted it. It now hangs in a museum in Paris, France.
  • May 2, 1519

    Death Date

    He died in Cloux at the age of 67.