(born April 15, 1452, Anchiano, near Vinci, Republic of Florence [now in Italy]—died May 2, 1519, Cloux [now Clos-Lucé], France) Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any...

Leonardo Da Vinci(1452–1519) Leonardo da Vinci, the Florentine artist, scientist, and inventor, was born at Vinci in Tuscany, the natural son of a notary, and died near Amboise, France. At his death he left a sizable collection of notebooks that...

1452-1519 Italian Painter and Inventor Leonardo da Vinci was the quintessential figure of the Italian Renaissance, and one of the most versatile geniuses who ever lived. His artistic accomplishments alone, including some of the most famous paintings in...

Italian scientist and artist A true Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, inventor, scientist, architect, engineer, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. Although centuries after his death he remains known primarily as the artist who...

Italian Painter, Scientist, and Mathematician 1452–1519 Leonardo da Vinci was born in the Italian town of Vinci. As a young boy, he showed a talent for painting. When he was 20 years old, he joined the painters' guild in Florence. Within...

(born April 15, 1452, Anchiano, Republic of Florence—died May 2, 1519, Cloux, France) Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, draftsman, architect, engineer, and scientist. The son of a landowner and a peasant, he received training in painting,...

1452-1519 Italian artist and scientist whose insatiable curiosity and artistic and scientific imagination exemplify the genius of Renaissance humanism. Although primarily remembered for paintings such as The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa, Leonardo was...

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (pronunciation (help·info)), April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was a Tuscan polymath: scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. Born at Vinci...