Renaissance artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Move to Milan

Early Life

not only an artist!!!!

inventor

was an apprentice under Andrea del Verocchio

helped him paint The Baptism of Christ

Born in Florence in 1452

worked for patron Duke Ludovico Sforza

Painted The Virgin on the Rocks (1494)

Painted The Last Supper (1498)

drew many sketches of many ideas

parachute

tank

machine gun

the human body (anatomy)

helicopter

drew many sketches of the human body

The Mona Lisa

Last years

use of sfmato

wife of wealthy silk merchant .....Francesco del Giocondo

Painted in Florence in 1499

died in 1519

brought his Mona Lisa with him- today can be seen in the Louvre Museum

considered a man before his time

Moved to France - invitation from King Francis I

would move to Milan