Leonardo da Vinci
Born: April 15, 1452
Vinci, Florence
Died: May 2, 1519
Amboise, France
Jobs: Scientist, mathematician, musician engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician, and writer
Major events:
-Apprenticed at age 14 to one of the most renown artists of his day, Verrocchio (1466)
-Became assistant in Verrocchio's workshop
-At age 20, he was considered a master artist in the Guild of St. Luke and established his own workshop
-Apponinted by Lorenzo de Medici to create a silver lyre for the Duke of Milan, Ludovico il Moro, as a gesture of peace
-Wrote a letter to Ludovico il Moro informing him on his engineering and painting skills and was sent to Milan to work from 1482- 1499
-Fled to Venice in 1499 to work as a military engineer and architect for the Second Italian War
-Worked as military architect and engineer for Cesare Borgia in 1502
-Rejoined Guild of St. Luke in 1503
-Worked for the king of France in 1516 until death
Vinci, Florence
Died: May 2, 1519
Amboise, France
Jobs: Scientist, mathematician, musician engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician, and writer
Major events:
-Apprenticed at age 14 to one of the most renown artists of his day, Verrocchio (1466)
-Became assistant in Verrocchio's workshop
-At age 20, he was considered a master artist in the Guild of St. Luke and established his own workshop
-Apponinted by Lorenzo de Medici to create a silver lyre for the Duke of Milan, Ludovico il Moro, as a gesture of peace
-Wrote a letter to Ludovico il Moro informing him on his engineering and painting skills and was sent to Milan to work from 1482- 1499
-Fled to Venice in 1499 to work as a military engineer and architect for the Second Italian War
-Worked as military architect and engineer for Cesare Borgia in 1502
-Rejoined Guild of St. Luke in 1503
-Worked for the king of France in 1516 until death