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Leonardo Da Vinci

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1452 Apr 15 Leonardo da Vinci is Born in Vinci
Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452, "at the third hour of the night"[nb 5] in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci, in the lower valley of the Arno River in the territory of Florence. He was th...
1466 Leonardo da Vinci Begins Apprenticeship at Verrochio's Workshop
n 1466, at the age of fourteen, Leonardo was apprenticed to one of the most successful artists of his day, Andrea di Cione, known as Verrocchio. Verrocchio's workshop was at the centre of...
1472
to 1475
Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Annunciation
The painting "Annunciation" or "The Annunciation" by Leonardo da Vinci was painted, with Andrea del Verrocchio, circa 1472–1475. The wings were later extended by another artist. The an...
1476 Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Portrait of Ginevra de' Benci
Ginevra de' Benci (Born 1457) was a lady of the aristocratic class in 15th century Florence, admired for her intelligence by Florentine contemporaries. She is the subject of one of only a...
1478 Leonardo da Vinci Paints The Benois Madonna
Madonna and Child with Flowers, otherwise known as the Benois Madonna, could be one of two Madonnas started by Leonardo da Vinci, as he remarked himself, in October 1478. The other one co...
1478
to 1480
Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Madonna of the Carnation
The Madonna of the Carnation, a.k.a. Madonna with vase or Madonna with child, is an oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci created sometime around 1478-1480 (Renaissance). It is permanently ...
1478
to 1480
Leonardo da Vinci Sketches the Self-Propelled Cart
For many years, folio 812r of the Codex Atlanticus was considered as Leonardo’s famous “automobile” project. Only recently has it revealed its true nature as a cart devised for use in the...
1480 Leonardo da Vinci Paints St. Jerome in the Wilderness
It depicts Saint Jerome during his retreat to the Syrian desert, where he lived the life of a hermit. St Jerome kneels in a rocky landscape, gazing toward a crucifix which can be discerne...
1481 Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Adoration of the Magi for the Monks of San Donato a Scopeto in Florence
The Adoration of the Magi is an early painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was given the commission by the Augustinian monks of San Donato a Scopeto in Florence, but departed for Milan...
1483
to 1486
Leonardo da Vinci Paints the First Madonna of the Rocks
The Virgin of the Rocks (sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks) is the usual title used for both of two different paintings with almost identical compositions, which are at least largely by ...
1483 Leonardo da Vinci Sketches the Design for a Parachute
Some think that a form of a primitive parachute was mentioned by Chinese texts 21 centuries ago. In 9th century Abbas Ibn Firnas and Ali Ben Isa (of Arabic origin) also created one of the...
1485 Leonardo da Vinci Sketches the Design for a Giant Crossbow
Leonardo’s project for a giant crossbow is found in a number of sheets in the Codex Atlanticus and Fol 149r shows the most well-defined and complete drawing. The effort put into the de...
1485 Leonardo da Vinci Sketches the Design for a Scythed Chariot
The scythed chariot is potentially one of the most lethal battlefield weapons and has ancient origins, though Leonardo noted their propensity to damage friend as readily as foe. The drawi...
1485 Leonardo da Vinci Sketches the Design for a Tank
Leonardo probably drew this model of a war machine for a presentation to Ludovico il Moro, “The Moor”, Duke of Milan, around 1485. The drawing in the original manuscript therefore appears...
1487 Leonardo da Vinci Draws the Vitruvian Man
The Vitruvian Man is a world-renowned drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487. It is accompanied by notes based on the work of Vitruvius. The drawing, which is in pen an...
1487
to 1489
Leonardo da Vinci Sketches the Armored Vessel
This armoured assault vessel is probably one of the projects that Leonardo presented to Ludovico il Moro, “the Moor”, Duke of Milan, in order to obtain a commission as a military engineer...
1488 Leonardo da Vinci Designs his Ideal City
After Filarete's project for Sforzinda, an ideal city in honor of Francesco Sforza, Leonardo, as well, was fascinated by the idea of planning a city as a formally complete organism. The ...
1488
to 1489
Leonardo da Vinci Sketches the Design for a Flying Machine
Leonardo studied mechanical wings for a long time and this is a reconstruction of one of the many projects for a flying machine documented in Manuscript B. In his fascination with flyi...
1488
to 1490
Leonardo Sketches the Design for a Double-Decker Bridge
Leonardo’s idea for a double-deck bridge is surprisingly modern. It recalls the function of bridges in some modern metropolis where the two-way flow of traffic is arranged on different le...
1489
to 1490
Leonardo da Vinci Paints Lady with an Ermine
Lady with an Ermine is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, from around 1489–1490. The subject of the portrait is identified as Cecilia Gallerani, and was probably painted at a time when she ...
1490 Leonardo da Vinci Sketches the Design for an Adding Machine
On February 13, 1967 an amazing discovery was made by American scientists working in the National Library of Spain, Madrid. They had chanced upon 2 unknown works of Leonardo da Vinci, kno...
1490
to 1505
Leonardo da Vinci Writes his Codex on the Flight of Birds
Codex on the Flight of Birds is a relatively short codex of circa 1505 by Leonardo da Vinci. It comprises 18 folios and measures 21 × 15 centimetres. Now held at the Biblioteca Reale in T...
1492 Clay Model Horse for Leonardo da Vinci's Francesco Sforza Monument is Completed
[Leonardo] worked on many different projects for Ludovico, including the preparation of floats and pageants for special occasions, designs for a dome for Milan Cathedral and a model for a...
1493 Leonardo da Vinci Sketches the Design for the "Aerial Screw"
The first studies on helicopters were well in advance of the first airplanes. Leonardo da Vinci is credited with having first thought of a machine for vertical flight, the "airscrew," the...
1495
to 1498
Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Last Supper
The Last Supper (Italian: Il Cenacolo or L'Ultima Cena) is a 15th century mural painting in Milan created by Leonardo da Vinci for his patron Duke Ludovico Sforza and his duchess Beatrice...
1495
to 1508
Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Second Madonna of the Rocks
The Virgin of the Rocks (sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks) is the usual title used for both of two different paintings with almost identical compositions, which are at least largely by ...
1499
to 1500
Leonardo da Vinci Draws the Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist
The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist, sometimes called The Burlington House Cartoon, is a full-size cartoon by Leonardo da Vinci. It is a combination of two themes po...
1500 Leonardo da Vinci Sketches the Design for a Machine Gun
In Leonardo's notebooks there is an array of war machines which includes a tank to be propelled by two men powering crank shafts. Although the drawing itself looks quite finished, the mec...
1502 Leonardo da Vinci Sketches the Design for the Golden Horn Bridge
In 1502 Leonardo da Vinci produced a drawing of a single span 720-foot (240 m) bridge over the Horn as part of a civil engineering project for Sultan Bayezid II. The vision was resurrecte...
1503
to 1506
Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda) is a 16th century portrait painted in oil on a poplar panel by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance. The work is owned by the Government ...
1505 Leonardo da Vinci Paints The battle of Anghiari, Known as the "Lost Leonardo"
The Battle of Anghiari (1505) is a lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci at times referred to as, "The Lost Leonardo", which some commentators believe to be still hidden beneath later fresco...
1508 Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Virgin and Child with St. Anne
he Virgin and Child with St Anne is an oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting St. Anne, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. Christ is shown grappling with a sacrificia...
1510
to 1511
Leonardo da Vinci Collaborates with Marcantonio della Torre on his Work of Theoretical Anatomy
Leonardo's formal training in the anatomy of the human body began with his apprenticeship to Andrea del Verrocchio, his teacher insisting that all his pupils learn anatomy. As an artist, ...
1513
to 1516
Leonardo da Vinci Paints St. John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist is an oil painting on walnut wood by the artist Leonardo da Vinci. Completed from 1513 to 1516, when the High Renaissance was metamorphosing into Mannerism, it is bel...
1519 Leonardo da Vinci Dies in Amboise
From September 1513 to 1516, Leonardo spent much of his time living in the Belvedere in the Vatican in Rome, where Raphael and Michelangelo were both active at the time. In October 1515, ...
2009 Oct 14 Art Experts Believe Painting of Young Woman can be Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci
Art experts believe they have identified a new Leonardo da Vinci -- in part by examining a fingerprint on the canvas. Peter Paul Biro, a Montreal-based forensic art expert, said Tuesda...