LeonardodaVinci

Leonardo daVinci

1452-1519Family estateVinci, near Empoli

Childhood in Vinci

Goes to FlorenceApprentice (1469) Studio of Verrocchio

Corporation of PaintersMember (1472)

Completes First Known Drawing"La valle dell'Arno""The Arno Valley" (1473)

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Personal ChronologyPaintings

"Baptism of Christ" (1475)Paints an angelVerrocchio's

"The Annunciation" (1477)Portrait of Ginevra de'Benci (1478)"San Gerolamo" (1481)"The Adoration of the Magi" (1481)"Virgin of the Rocks" (1483-6)

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Leaves Florence for Milan (1482)In the service of Ludovico Sforza

Explores Human Flight (1486)Manuscripts

Anatomical Drawings

Personal ChronologyDesigns Flying Machine (1492)

Works on Giant Equestrian StatueFrancesco Sforza (1493)

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Studies Resistance of Arcades (1494)Various Types

PaintingsSecond "Virgin of the Rocks" (1494)"The Last Supper" (1495)"Madonna & Child with St. Anne"(1499)

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Meets Luca PacioliMathematicianStudies Euclid (1496)

Leaves Milan (1499)Returns to FlorenceStops in

MantuVenice (1500)

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Titled as a Military Engineer (1502)Cesare Borgia

Designs War Machines (1502-3)Draws Topographical Maps (1502-3)Draws Studies

"The Battle of Anghiari" (1503-6)

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Paints "Mona Lisa" (1504)Studies Fluid Elements

Water, Air and Fire (1508)Returns to Milan (1508)Paints "St. Anne" (1509)

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Anatomical Research (1510)Goes to Rome

Seeks Patronage of Pope Leo X (15613)

Constructs Mechanical LionFrancis I, King of France (1515)

Paints "Self-Portrait" (1515)

Personal ChronologyGoes to Court of Francis I, Amboise

(1516)Designs a Palace

Romorantin (1517)Dies in Amboise

May 2, 1519.

da Vinci’s Weapons

Siege Defenses Idea for Pushing Away Enemy

Ladders When Defending a Fortress. Ever Built

No Evidence

Siege DefensesRotating Poles Sweep Attackers off

the WallsMech. Workings

Grain Mill

War ScytheChariot with Rotating Scythes

Wreak Havoc Among Opposing LinesOften Did no Less Injury to Friends

Multi Barrel GunLeonardo's Equivalent of Machine GunGuns are Muzzle-Loading Limited Fire Rate

da Vinci’s Flight

Flying Machine Wing Mechanism

Wing Mechanism of a Flying Machine.

Flying Machine Armature

Armature for Wing of Flying MachineTesting Device

Lifting Power of an Artificial Wing.

Helicopter

To be Built ofWoodReeds &Tafetta

Small ModelPaperSpring Like Metal Shaft

daVinci’s Inventions

Sequins Making Device

Several illustrations of machines for making gold sequins for clothes.

Spring DeviceSystem for equalizing the release of

a spring.

Water Lifting Device

daVinci was involved in projects for daVinci was involved in projects for irrigation, drainage & digging canals.irrigation, drainage & digging canals.