The Art of Leonardo Da Vinci

  • Birth of Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci.
    Apr 15, 1452

    Birth of Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci.

    Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci is born
  • Period: Apr 15, 1452 to May 2, 1519

    The Art of Leonardo Da Vinci

  • Leonardo was apprenticed to the artist Andrea di Cione, known as Verrocchio
    Mar 28, 1466

    Leonardo was apprenticed to the artist Andrea di Cione, known as Verrocchio

  • Da Vinci's earliest known work: Arno Valley
    Aug 5, 1473

    Da Vinci's earliest known work: Arno Valley

  • Commissioned to paint "Adoration of the Magi" for the Monks of San Donato a Scopeto
    Mar 6, 1481

    Commissioned to paint "Adoration of the Magi" for the Monks of San Donato a Scopeto

  • Leonardo went to work for Ludovico il Moro, Duke of Milan
    Oct 26, 1482

    Leonardo went to work for Ludovico il Moro, Duke of Milan

  • Leonardo completes "Vitruvian Man" sketch
    Nov 17, 1485

    Leonardo completes "Vitruvian Man" sketch

  • Leonardo finishes the "Virgin of the Rocks"
    Sep 3, 1486

    Leonardo finishes the "Virgin of the Rocks"

  • Leonardo finished the clay version of the equestrian statue to be cast in bronze
    Apr 12, 1492

    Leonardo finished the clay version of the equestrian statue to be cast in bronze

  • Ludovico gave the bronze to be used for cannon to defend the city from invasion by Charles VIII
    Nov 2, 1494

    Ludovico gave the bronze to be used for cannon to defend the city from invasion by Charles VIII

  • Leoardo finishes "Last Supper" the Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan
    Oct 21, 1498

    Leoardo finishes "Last Supper" the Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan

  • May 7, 1502

    Leonardo moves to Cesena to work as Military architect and engineer to Cesare Borgia, the son of Pope Alexander VI

  • Leonardo finishes "Mona Lisa"
    Apr 27, 1507

    Leonardo finishes "Mona Lisa"

  • Leonardo goes to work for Francis I of France
    Feb 7, 1516

    Leonardo goes to work for Francis I of France

  • Clos Lucé in France, where Leonardo died
    May 2, 1519

    Clos Lucé in France, where Leonardo died