Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci has often been referred to as the original renaissance man. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci is known to the world as an inventor, scientist, mathematician, and most of all, an artist. He was skilled in many subjects, and is respected because of his achievements. He helped science and studied the human body. Most of all, Leonardo da Vinci developed new art techniques and revolutionized art and science as it was. Leonardo was also an architect, musician, engineer, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer.
Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. His father was a public notary in Milan, and his mother, a simple maiden. When Leonardo was little, he would always try to invent new things, and was very intelligent. Growing up he had access to his family’s books. At the age of 14, he became an apprentice to one of the best painters at the time, Andrea del Verrocchio, in Florence, Italy.[Museum of Science] During that time, Florence was the hub of art. Under Verrocchio, he learned how to paint and sculpt. He also learned skills in metallurgy, dr...