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Leonardo da Vinci. Jesus Zepeda Walter W. Stiern Ms. Marshall. Birth Facts. Born April 15, 1452 Father is Ser Pierro da Vinci, mother is Caterina Full name is Leonardo di ser Pierro da Vinci ( Leonardo son of Pierro from Vinci ) Born in Anchiano a town near Vinci in a barn. Personal Life.
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Leonardo da Vinci Jesus Zepeda Walter W. Stiern Ms. Marshall
Birth Facts • Born April 15, 1452 • Father is Ser Pierro da Vinci, mother is Caterina • Full name is Leonardo di ser Pierro da Vinci ( Leonardo son of Pierro from Vinci ) • Born in Anchiano a town near Vinci in a barn
Personal Life • People questioned Leonardo’s love for women • People say that Leonardo had seventeen brothers and sisters all together • Leonardo had been arrested two times in his whole life time • People think that Leonardo’s most famous painting ( The Mona Lisa ) is a self portriat of Leonardo
Professional Life • In 1482 to 1499, Ludovico Sforza ( Duke of Milan ) He employed Leonardo and permitted him to operate his own workshop complete with apprentices, here 70 tons of bronze were had been set aside for Leonardo’s “ Gran Cavallo “. This would help the duke to save Milan from the French. • Worked as a military engineer. • At the age of 15 he worked as an apprentice for Andrea del Verrocchico
Mid-life Jobs • Architect • Musician • Anatomist • Inventor • Engineer • Sculptor • Geometer • Painter
Inventions • Leonardo da Vinci invented many things that us humans use today such as the following… • Tank • Helicopter • Hand glider • Machine gun • Cluster bombs
Paintings • Leonardo had many famous paintings such as… • The Mona Lisa ( one of the most expensive things on earth ) • The Last Supper • Alte Pinototheka • Vitruvian Man etc …
Science • In over 30 years Leonardo dissected at least 30 male and female bodies • With these bodies he made over 200 drawings for his book, however his book was published in 1580 at least 60 years after his death • Leonardo drew images of the skeleton, and muscles, he was the first to describe a double S form on the backbone