born on a hill just outside the village of Vinci, 20 kilometers west of Florence
mother: peasant girl, Caterina
father: respected notary, Piero da Vinci
identity: illegitimate child
1469 went to Florence
statesman Lorenzo de Medici - painting society
teacher Verrocchio - apprenticeship
1482 left Florence and stayed away for 18 years
ruler of Milan: Ludovico Sforza
established an art factory
a portrait of Sforza's beautiful and learn mistress Cecilia Gallerani
a portrait of a musician [might be a self-portrait]
an early version of Virgin of the Rocks [begun 1483]
began his notebooks around 1485
art works
Bronze Horse
Last Supper
doomed because of his wilfulness
1500 left Milan for Florence
rival: Michelangelo Buonarroti
art works
the Battle of Anghiari
mural for the Council Chamber
doomed because of his wilfulness
Mona Lisa
a middle-class woman, wife of Florentine merchant Francesco del Giocondo
1513 left for Rome
pope: Leo X
1516 left for France
king: Francis I
1. 1452-1469：Leonardo da Vinci spends his childhood in the beautiful Tuscan contryside.
2. 1469-1482：Leonardo moves to Florence and studies art for at least 6 years with Andrea del Verrochio.
3. 1482-1500：Leonardo sets up a studio in the court of Ludovico Sforza. Then he paints a portrait of a musician
and The Last Supper. He also begins writing in his famous notebooks.
4. 1500-1513：Leonardo is commissioned to paint a giant mural at the Council Chamber - in competition with
Michelangelo.
5. 1513-1516：Leonardo goes to work for the Pope.
6. 1516-1519：Leonardo works for the King of France.
