Leonardo da Vinci

By Leonardo47lisa
  • Apr 15, 1452

    The birth of Leonardo

    Leonardo da vinci was born in Vinci, Italy.
  • Period: Apr 15, 1452 to May 2, 1519

    Leonardo da Vinci Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1467

    Sent to work as apprectice

    At 15 Leonardo is sent to Florance to work as apprectice to Andrea De Verrocchio
  • Jan 1, 1472

    Accepted to the painters' guild in Florance

    20-year old Leonardo is accepted to the painters' guild in Florance
  • Dec 10, 1478

    The Annunciation

    The Annunciation is painted. The work, initially credited to Da Vinci, is now believed to have been painted by Lorenzo di Credi.
  • Dec 10, 1482

    Painter and engineer of the duke

    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.
  • Jan 1, 1483

    The Virgin of the Rocks

    Leonardo paints the Virgin of the Rocks
  • Dec 10, 1485

    Lady with an Ermine

    Leonardo paints the Lady with an Ermine and shows the world
  • Jan 1, 1495

    The Last Supper

    Leonardo Da vinci completes the last supper
  • Dec 5, 1500

    The virgin and child painting

    Leonardo begins painting the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, a project that he only finishes after 10 years.
  • Dec 10, 1502

    Senior military work

    Leonardo begins work as senior military architect and general engineer for Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI.
  • Jan 1, 1503

    Mona Lisa

    Leonardo is commissioned to paint the Mona Lisa
  • Dec 10, 1503

    The Battle of Anghiari

    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.
  • Dec 12, 1506

    Milan

    In May, Leonardo is summoned to Milan by Charles d'Amboise, the French governor
  • Dec 12, 1513

    Moves to Rome

    Living in the Vatican, he studies the properties of mirrors. It is perhaps at this time that he paints the Turin Self-portrait. It was in this year that Leo X (Medici) became pope; the previous year the Medici family returned to power in Florence.
  • Dec 12, 1515

    John the Baptist

    Around this time, Leonardo paints the painting John the Baptist. He also constructs a mechanical lion for the coronation of the new king of France, Francis I.
  • Jan 1, 1516

    The king of France invite

    The king of France invited Leonardo to come work for him
  • May 2, 1519

    The death of Leonardo

    Leonardo da Vinci dies in Cloux, France at age 67