FACTS ABOUT Leonardo da Vinci
He was a Mathematician, inventor, artist.
Born: 15 April 1452, Anchiano, Italy
Died: 2 May 1519, Clos Lucé, Amboise, France
On view: The Louvre, National Gallery of Art, Uffizi Gallery,
most prominent work “THE LAST SUPPER” AND “MONA LISA” painting
Periods: High Renaissance, Early renaissance, Renaissance, Italian Renaissance, Florentine painting
Known for: Art, science
Siblings: Bartolomeo da Vinci, Giovanni Ser Piero,
Quotes
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.
Learning never exhausts the mind.