| Full Name |
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci |
| Date of Birth |
15 April 1452 |
| Place of Birth |
Vinci, Republic of Florence |
| Date of Death |
02 May 1519 |
| Place of Death |
Amboise, Kingdom of France |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
Florentine |
| Education |
Apprenticeship under Andrea del Verrocchio |
| Profession |
Painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, architect |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1470 - 1519 |
| Brief Information |
Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. He is widely considered one of the most diversely talented individuals to have ever lived, known for masterpieces like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and for his extensive notebooks filled with drawings and theories on anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography, and paleontology. His work exemplified the Renaissance humanist ideal and had a profound influence on subsequent art and science. |