Leonardo da Vinci



Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452. He was an inventor, scientist, engineer, sculptor, musician, mathematician, anatomist, astronomer, geologist, biologist, and philosopher. When da Vinci was in his teens, he was sent to Florence to apprentice as a painter under Andrea del Verrocchio. He quickly developed his own artistic style which marked the beginning of the High Renaissance. Two of da Vinci's more well-known paintings are the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.

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