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By: Daryn and Morgan

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Leonardo da Vinci was a leading artist and intellectual of the Italian Renaissance who's known for his enduring works "The Last Supper" and the "Mona Lisa." These were both paintings, but, as previously mentioned, Leonardo was considered a "Renaissance man" for being well-rounded and being strong in several different intellectual aspects of life, including sculpting, painting, drawing, and architecture.

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da Vinci was born on 14th of April 1452 in Vinci, Italy to a 25-year-old notary and a peasant girl. His father took custody of him shortly after he was born. Growin up, he had access to quality scholarly text and when he was 15, he became an apprentice. Leonardo always exemplified the talent of an artists, even when he was in his early years. Leonardo died on the 2nd of May 1519 at the age of 67.

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da Vinci loved to draw and paint, and Fresco (watercolor on wet plaster) was his prefered method. Because he had to work quick when using water paint because they dry quickly, he used oil paints on works that took longer. One of his famous oil paintings is "The Last Supper." These kinds of paintings deteriorate quicker.

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The Mona Lisa; (1503)
The Last Supper: (1495-1498)
Vitruvian Man; (1490)
Adoration of the Magi
Flying Machine

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da Vinci made his own art studio after the end of his apprenticeship. He was then hired as the resident artist for the Duke of Milan in the 1480s, enabling him to construct most of his first pieces there, including The Last Supper. He returned to Florence during the French Invasion where he painted the Mona Lisa as a commission to paint someone's wife around 1503. He went back to Milan in 1506 where he created the human flight machine. He went to Rome in 1513 and painted his last well known work, St. John the Baptist.

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-Lodovico; the Duke of Milan
-Commission from the Church of Annunziata
-Giuliano de' Medici

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Leonardo was considered a "Renaissance man" for being well-rounded and high skilled in painting. He knew about mechanics, carpentry, architectural drafting, and chemistry; he was an expert in drawing, painting, inventing, and sculpting. The connection da Vinci made using art between nature and science caught the attention of many in his time, making him the man we study today.