Da Vinci the Inventor

Not Just an Artist

Big Events and Accomplishments

1452 - Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci is born in Vinci, Italy to mother, Caterina and father, Ser Piero.

1457 - Leonardo moves in with his father and step-mom, Alberia Amadori.

1460 - His step-mom dies, so he and his father move to Florence.

1466 - Leonardo begins hes apprenticeship under Andrea del Verrocchio.

1472 - He becomes a member of the Florence painter's guild.

1481 - He begins the Adoration of the Magi.

1482 - He is recommended as an engineer, architect, sculptor, painter, and a musician.  He moves to Milan to work for the duke, Ludovico Sforza as his military adviser.

1485 - He paints the Virgin of the Rocks.

1489 - He begins to study anatomy.

1495 - He begins the Last Supper.

1498 - He attempts to design and construct a flying machine. 

1499 - Leonardo moves back to Florence and paints the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne.

1502 - He enter the service of Cesare Borgia as military engineer.

1504 - He sketches and later paints the Mona Lisa.

1508 - Da Vinci returns to Milan and studies town planning, optics, and hydraulic engineering.

1513 - The new pope, Giuliano dei Medici, invites Leonardo to move to Rome.  He serves the pope and works on his scientific experiments.

1515 - King Francois I  gave him the title "first painter, engineer, and architect to the King." 

1519 - Leonardo dies with King Francois I at his side.

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