leonardo da vinci

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Leonardo da Vinci

Da Vinci was born April 15, 1452, and died May 2, 1519. He would wear pink to

make his complexion look fresher. Leonardo never attended public school. He was raised

by his single father (http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/davinci.html).

In the mid-1460s the family settled in Florence, where Leonardo was given the best

education that Florence, the intellectual and artistic center of Italy, could offer. In

Verrocchio's Baptism of Christ (http://www.geocities.com/ksalce2001/biography.html).

Leonardo had no interest in women; he spent most of his time painting. Five years later

he became a member of the guild of St. Luke, a painters' guild in Florence. Four years

later he worked as an independent artist at his own studio in Florence

(http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/davinci.html).

In 1483 he started to paint the first version of theVirgin. He finished it in 1485. In

1495 he made a clay model for the statue of Francesco Forza, and put it on display. In

1486 he began to explore human flight. In 1500 he went to Mantua. Da Vinci studied

philosophy, natural history, anatomy, biology, medicine, optics, acoustics, science,

mathematics and hydraulics

(http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/davinci.html).

Da Vinci was an architect, musician, engineer, scientist and inventor. He sketched

the first parachute, first helicopter, first aeroplane, first tank, first repeating rifle,

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