Leonardo da Vinci

The story, in brief.

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, better known as Leonardo da Vinci, was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially rested on his achievements as a painter, he has also become known for his notebooks, in which he made drawings and notes on a variety of subjects, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography, painting, and palaeontology. Leonardo is widely regarded as a genius who epitomised the Renaissance humanist ideal, and his collective works contributed to the development of European art to an extent rivalled only by that of his younger contemporary Michelangelo.

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A life in milestones.

Selected records from Wikidata. Ages are approximate; “c.” marks uncertain dates. This is a starting point for exploration, not a complete life history.

1. 1452
   Life

   Born in Anchiano

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2. 1482~ age 30
   Work

   Ludovico Sforza

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3. 1519~ age 67
   Life

   Death

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