da VINCI
Name: Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci
Birth-Death Dates: 1452-1519
Location: Florence, Milan, Rome, Amboise
Personality Traits: Curious, inventive, polymath, perfectionist
Marital Status: Never married
Intriguing Personal Details: Left-handed and often wrote in mirror script
Art Style: High Renaissance
Subjects: Portraits, religious scenes, anatomical studies, inventions
Education/Background: Apprenticed to Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence
Mentors and Influences: Andrea del Verrocchio, influence of classical antiquity
Esteem During Lifetime: Highly esteemed and sought after by patrons such as Ludovico Sforza and King Francis I of France
Major Works: Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Vitruvian Man
Inspirations: Nature, human anatomy, classical antiquity
Legacy: Considered one of the greatest artists and thinkers of all time, with contributions spanning art, science, and engineering
Fun Facts: Known for his detailed notebooks filled with inventions, scientific diagrams, and artistic sketches
βSIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE SOPHISTICATION.β
WORKS
πThe National Gallery of Art
Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat
Ginevra de' Benci