Karolina Wida 5-K
Leonardo da Vinci’s Early Life
Leonardo da Vinci was born on April
15th,1452 in Florence, Italy. His parents
were Piero da Vinci and his mother
was a peasant girl named Caterina. For
the first four years of his life he lived
with his mother. Later in 1457 he lived
with his father. His father had married
another woman by then, named
Albiera di Giovanni Amadori. When
Leonardo was eleven his stepmother
died. Then two years later his father
had married another woman. In his
father’s house lived his grandparents,
his uncle and his family, and his other
Uncle Francesco in Florence.
Leonardo was an apprentice for
Verrochio. At 17, he met Benedetto
Aritmetico, a scholar and
mathematician.
Leonardo’s Biography
Leonardo loved painting plants,
rocks, and formations. His father
noticed his talent and made him a
special room to paint. He studied the
characteristics of anything he painted.
He worked for the Medici family who
were a noble family. In 1469 he met
Paolo del Pozzo Toscanelli. On 1472
his name was put in the Red Book of
Painters of Florence. Leonardo da
Vinci left Florence around 1482 for
Milan. On 1496 he met Fra Luca
Pacioli,a mathematics professor. Later
in 1498 he completed the Last Supper.
Leonardo had been awarded land on
1499 near Porta Vercellina.
So in 1499 he left Milan with
Pacioli. On 1500 he returned back to
Florence. Later on 1504 Piero da
Vinci died. He went back to Milan
four years later. In 1511 he worked with
Marc Antonio della Forre and they
did anatomic research. The French
lost Milan on 1512. Leonardo da Vinci
died May 2,1519.
Leonardo’s Most Famous Painting
One of da Vinci’s most famous
painting was the “Mona Lisa.” He
started painting it at the year of 1503.
Then he kept painting it until his
death on 1519.
Bibliography
Books:
Gillette S., Henry. Leonardo da Vinci: Pathfinder of Science.
New York: Franklin Watts Inc., 1962.
Website:
“Leonardo da Vinci.” http: //www.ucmp.berkley.edu/history/vinci.html
“ Mona Lisa.” http://www.popartuk.com//g/l/lgpp30545+mona-lisa-leonardo-da-vinciposter.jpg
“Leonardo’s Paintings. "http: // www.essentialart.com/ng/Leonardo da Vinci The Virgin of
the Rocks.jpg
“Leonardo da Vinci” http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Leonardo da
Vinci oo8.jpg
“Young Leonardo da Vinci” http://klp.pl/admin-malarstwo/images/grafiki/4271.jpg