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April
15, 1452
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Leonardo
was born in Vinci. |
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1469
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Leonardo
went to Florence, worked as an apprentice in the studio
of Verrocchio. |
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1472
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Became
a member of the corporation of painters. |
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1473
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Completed his first known drawing, La Valle dell’
Arno (‘The Arno Valley’)
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1475
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Painted
an angel in Verrocchio’s Baptism of Christ. |
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1477
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Another
celebrated painting The Annunciation was completed. |
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1478
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Drew
portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci. |
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1481
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Painted
San Gerolamo and The Adoration of the Magi. |
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1482-83
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Left
Florence for Milan to join the service of Ludovico Sforza. |
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1483-86
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Took
three years to paint the Virgin of the Rocks. |
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1486
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Leonardo
developed interest in the dynamics of flying. He explored
the possibility of human flight. |
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1488-89
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Started
working on Anatomical drawings in the manuscripts. |
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1492
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Leonardo
designed a flying machine. |
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1493
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Began
working on the giant equestrian statue of Francesco Sforza |
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1494
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Studied
the resistance of various types of arcades. |
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1494
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Painted
the second Virgin of the Rocks. |
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1495
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Painted
The Last Supper. |
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1499
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Painted
Madonna and Child with St. Anne. |
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1500
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Left
Milan in 1499 to return to Florence. He stopped at Mantua
in February and drew a portrait of his hostess, Marchioness
Isabella d’Este. |
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1501
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Became
a military engineer under the rule of Cesare Borgia. |
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1502-03
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Drew
topographical maps of the Condottiere’s territories.
He also designed war machines. |
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1503-06
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Drew a fresco named The Battle of Anghiari. |
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1504
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Painted
the famous portrait Mona Lisa. |
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1505
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Deeply
studied the flight of birds, designed flying machines
and tried to square the circle. |
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1506-08
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Studied
fluid elements : water, air and fire. |
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1508
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Returned to Milan. |
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1509
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Painted
St. Anne. |
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1510
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Undertook
detailed anatomical research. |
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1513
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Went
to Rome to seek the patronage of the new Pope, Leo X. |
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1515
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Constructed
a mechanical lion for the coronation of Francis I, King
of France. |
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1515
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Painted
Self Portrait. |
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1516
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Went
to serve in the Court of Francis 1, Amboise. |
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1517
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Designed a palace in Romorantin. |
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May
2, 1519
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Died
at Amboise. |
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