Leonardo self-portrait

A short biography about Leonardo da vinci

LEONARDO DA VINCI - Born 1452, Died 1519.

Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest inventor-scientist of recorded history. His genius was unbounded by time and technology, and was driven by his insatiable
curiosity, and his intuitive sense of the laws of nature.

Da Vinci was dedicated to discovery of truth and the mysteries of nature, and his insightful contributions to science and technology were legendary. As the
archetypical Renaissance man, Leonardo helped set an ignorant and superstitous world on a course of reason, science, learning, and tolerance. He was an
internationally renowned inventor, scientists, engineer, architect, painter, sculptor, musician, mathematician, anatomist, astronomer, geologists, biologist, and
philosopher in his time.

Born in 1452 as an illegitimate son of Ser piero da Vinci, da Vinci was sent to Florence in his teens to apprentice as a painter under Andrea del Verrocchio. He
quickly developed his own artistic style which was unique and contrary to tradition, even going so far as to devised his own special formula of paint. His style was
characterized by diffuse shadows and subtle hues and marked the beginning of the High Renaissance period. Like many great original efforts, da Vinci's artistic style
was largely unpopular for the next quarter century.

Later Da Vinci became the court artist for the duke of Milan. Throughout his life he also served various other roles, including civil engineer and architect (designing
mechanical structures such as bridges and aqueducts), and military planner and weapons designer (designing rudimentary tanks, catapults, machine guns, and even
navel weapons).

Da Vinci's creative, analytic, and visionary inventiveness has yet to be matched.

A tiny gallery of Leonardo  A time line of Leonardo
A short description about Leonardo printing technique

Back to my Homepage

If you got any comment about this site,please send me a e-mail.