Index :
Index Page 1 – Early Life
Page 2 – Signs of Genius
Page 3 – Professions
Page 4 – Science and Anatomy
Page 5 – Scientific Work
Page 6 – Artwork
Page 7 – Late Life and Death
Early Life :
Early Life Born as the illegitimate son of a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina.
Born April 15, 1452, in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci.
Father re-married.
Signs of Genius :
Signs of Genius A local peasant requested a painting from Leonardo.
Professions :
Professions Was an Italian polymath, being a:
Scientist
Mathematician
Engineer
Inventor
Anatomist
Painter
Sculptor
Architect
Botanist
Musician
Writer
Science and Anatomy :
Science and Anatomy He recorded in notebooks.
His approach to science was an observatory one.
He planned an encyclopaedia.
Contemporary scholars mostly
ignored Leonardo the scientist.
Scientific Work :
Scientific Work He drew many studies of humans.
Much of his scientific experimenting was in the field of anatomy.
Also studied other
animals.
Artwork :
Artwork Was not always a scientist.
These paintings are famous for a variety of qualities .
He used innotive techniques.
All these qualities come together in his most famous painted works: The Mona Lisa The Last Supper The Virgin of the Rocks
Late Life and Death :
Late Life and Death From September 1513 to 1516, Leonardo spent much of his time living in the Belvedere in the Vatican in Rome
Leonardo died at Close Lucé, France, on May 2, 1519.
In accordance to his will,
sixty beggars followed his casket