Leonardo+Da+Vinci

=Leonardo Da Vinci= Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci Italy. His name means Leonardo from town of Da Vinci. He was an apprentice at age fifteen at a reowned workshop Andrea del Verrochio in Florence, Italy. His first job was to paint an angel in Verrochio's "Baptism of Christ." Verrochio thought that Leonardo did a better job using the colors than she did, that is why she never used them again. He stayed in this workshop until 1477. Then he entered the service of the Duke of Milan as a painter and engineer. Some of his famous paintings were The Mona Lisa, Last Supper, and The Virgin of the Rocks. He started working on the Mona Lisa in 1503. The Mona Lisa was also called La Gioconda. Eventhough the Mona Lisa is popular now it did not become popular till the mid 19th century. He started working on Last Supper in 1495 and finished in 1498. The original painting of The Last Supper is on the dining hall in the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. Leonardo was not just a painter he was also a engineer and a scientist. He invented he first studies of flight. Though many of his inventions were not created until later times. Leonardo was known to leave some projects unfinished. There are two versions of the Virgin of the Rocks, one (the earlier) in the Louvre, Paris and another in the National Gallery, London. It was done completely by Leonardo. Da Vinci himself might have given it to King Louis XII of France. The later London painting replaced this one. Da Vinci painted the first one in Milan, Italy. Da Vinci died on May 2, 1519 in Cloux, France. Legend has it that when he died King Francis was at his side cradling Da Vinci's head in his arms. He died at age 67. media type="custom" key="5636719"

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