Leonardo Da Vinci

By patricia diaz moral
  • Apr 15, 1452

    HIS BIRTH

    HIS BIRTH
    He was born on 15 april 1452 at half past ten.
    He was born a few miles from Vinci.Leonardo was a descendant of a rich family.
  • 1457

    HIS CHILHOOD

    HIS CHILHOOD
    In 1457, when Leonardo was five years old, his mother married Antonio di Piero Buti of Vacca da Vinci, a local peasant, with whom he had five children.
  • 1469

    TRAINING IN THE VERROCCHIO WORKSHOP

    TRAINING IN THE VERROCCHIO WORKSHOP
    • In 1469, Leonardo entered as an apprentice to one of the most
    prestigious art workshops under the Magisterium of Andrea del
    Verrocchio
  • 1475

    HIS NOTES

    HIS NOTES
    • There is a book that was written in 1475
    • It shows a wide variety of interests and concerns, even simple
    shopping lists or borrowed money.
  • 1490

    SALAI

    SALAI
    • Salai entered the service of Leonardo in 1490 at the age of 10
    years.
    • Salai was his officer, servant and assistant for the next 30
    years.
  • 1490

    THE MAN OF VITUBIO

    THE MAN OF VITUBIO
    • It's one of Leonardo's most famous drawings.
    • It is a study of the proportions of the human body.
  • 1490

    HIS STUDIES

    HIS STUDIES
    • In the decade of 1490, he studied mathematics next to Luca
    Pacioli and made a series of drawings of regular solids.
  • Period: 1495 to 1498

    THE LAST SUPPER

    • It was painted between the year 1495 and 1498.
    • Represents the last meal shared by Jesus with his disciples.
    • He worked day and night without stopping to eat, in order to
    stop doing it the next three or four days.
  • 1500

    IN VENICE

    IN VENICE
    • He returned to Venice in April 1500 to remain there for a couple
    of months after having been in Mantua in the company of the
    mathematical friar Luca Pacioli.
  • 1502

    THE BRIDGE

    THE BRIDGE
    • In 1502 Leonardo designed a bridge of 240 meters for a civil
    engineering protect.
    • He abandoned the project because he felt that construction
    would be impossible.
    • Leonardo's vision was resurrected in 2001 when a small bridge
    based on his concept was built in Norway.
  • Period: 1503 to 1506

    LA GIOCONDA

    • It was painted between the year 1503 and 1506.
    • Probably the most famous picture of Western painting.
    • The work represents Lisa Gherardini.
  • Oct 18, 1503

    IN FLORENCE

    IN FLORENCE
    • On October 18, 1503, he returned to Florence, where he
    worked as an architect and hydraulic engineer.
  • 1506

    FRANCESCO MELZI

    FRANCESCO MELZI
    • In 1506, Leonardo took as a student to Francesco Melzi, of 15
    years, son of an aristocrat.
    • Melzi became a companion of Leonardo´s life, and is
    considered his favourite student.
  • 1510

    THE VIRGIN, THE CHILD AND St.ANNE

    THE VIRGIN, THE CHILD AND St.ANNE
    • It was painted towards the 1510, and it has been copied many
    times. The work mainly influenced Miguel Ángel, Rafael and
    Andrea del Sarto.
  • May 2, 1519

    HIS DEATH

    HIS DEATH
    • He died the 2 of may in 1519 in Amboise ( France).
    • He died accompanied by Francesco Melzi, who bequeathed his projects, designs and paintings.