Leonardo da Vinci

The name Leonardo da Vinci means Leonardo of Vinci, Italy. He was the son of a wealthy Florentine notary and a peasant woman. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Anchiano, Itlay. In 1457 Leonardo moved in with his grandfather who lived in Vinci, Italy. Leonardo attended school in Vinci where he learned to read, write, and calculate. He also learned Latin and geometry. In 1466, at the age of fourteen, da Vince moved to Florence for an apprenticeship as a studio boy in the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio. In Verocchio's workshop was where Vinci was introduced to the world of art. Leonardo entered the services of many political rulers in Rome. Some of his most famous works of art are the Mona Lisa, the Adoration of The Magi, and the Last Supper. Leonardo da Vinci was also famous for his drawings of the human anatomy, in which helped in medical advancements for that era. Leonardo died at the age of sixty-seven on May 2, 1519 in Cloux, near Amboise, France.