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Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci is born
Today Leonardo da Vinci was born! -
1472
Leonardo da Vinci becomes a part of a guild
1472: ·Leonardo becomes a member of the Florence painters' guild. Birth of Copernicus. Dante's The Divine Comedy is published -
1482
Leonardo da Vinci moves
Leonardo moves from Florence to Milan, entering the patronage of Ludovico Sforza. -
1489
Leonardo da Vinci studies!
Leonardo studies anatomy. -
1493
Is that Leonardo's mother?
A woman named Caterina, possibly Leonardo's mother, possibly a servant, becomes a member of his household in Milan. -
1499
He moves again!
The French army conquers Milan; Leonardo leaves. -
1504
The death of Ser Piero
On July 9, Ser Piero ( Leonardo's father ) dies. -
1505
Leonardo begins the Mona Lisa
Leonardo makes a second attempt to build a flying machine and begins sketches for the Mona Lisa, which he completes sometime later. -
1507
Leonardo becomes an engineer!
Leonardo is appointed Louis XII's painter and engineer. -
1513
Leonardo moved again!!
Leonardo moves to Rome -
1516
Leonardo leaves Italy
Leonardo permanently leaves Italy for France, where he will serve Francis I in his court in Amboise. -
May 2, 1519
His death
In May, Leonardo dies at Cloux.