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
“SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE SOPHISTICATION.”
WORKS
📍The National Gallery of Art
Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat
Ginevra de' Benci