Leonardo da Vinci
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Arts, Science, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Painting, Painters, Drawing, Scientists, Inventors
- Curriculum: Italian History, Renaissance History
Article abstract: Leonardo da Vinci was the most outstanding painter of the Italian Renaissance; some authorities consider him the best painter and draftsman of all time. In addition, he made a number of discoveries in botany, anatomy, mechanical engineering, and medicine which were unprecedented and unparalleled until the twentieth century.
Early Life
Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, the illegitimate son of Piero da Vinci, descendant of a long line of Florentine minor officials, and a local woman known only as Caterina. Nevertheless, he was...
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