The Ultimate Renaissance Polymath

Leonardo da Vinci

A leading painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, inventor, anatomist, and naturalist of the Italian Renaissance. He created works such as The Last Supper, the Mona Lisa, and the Virgin of the Rocks, while conducting research across a wide range of fields including human anatomy, optics, geology, hydraulics, mechanics, flying machines, military engineering, and urban planning. Known for emphasizing observation and experimentation, he left behind a vast number of manuscripts and drawings. After working in Florence, Milan, and Rome, he moved to France at the invitation of King Francis I of France, spending his final years at the Chateau du Clos Luce near Amboise.

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Year	Leonardo da Vinci
1452	Birth of Leonardo da Vinci (Period: April 15, 1452, Location: Vinci, present-day Tuscany, Italy)
1460	Apprenticeship at Andrea del Verrocchio's Workshop (Leonardo da Vinci, Age: 7 years old, Period: Late 1460s–1470s, Location: Florence, Republic of Florence)
1472	Registration with the Painters' Guild (Leonardo da Vinci, Age: 19 years old, Period: 1472, Location: Florence, Republic of Florence) Creation of the "Annunciation" (Age: 19 years old, Period: c. 1472–1475, Location: Florence, Republic of Florence)
1476	Accusation of Sodomy (Age: 23 years old, Period: April–June 1476, Location: Florence, Republic of Florence)
1480	Plan for a Colossal Equestrian Statue (Age: 27 years old, Period: 1480s–1490s, Location: Milan, Duchy of Milan)
1481	Commission for "The Adoration of the Magi" (Leonardo da Vinci, Age: 28 years old, Period: 1481, Location: Florence, Republic of Florence)
1482	Relocation to Milan and Service to the Sforza Family (Leonardo da Vinci, Age: 29 years old, Period: 1482–1499, Location: Milan, Duchy of Milan)
1483	Creation of the "Virgin of the Rocks" (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1483–late 1480s, Location: Milan, Duchy of Milan)
1494	War of Pisa (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1494–1509, Location: Pisa and Tuscany Region)
1495	Creation of the Last Supper (Age: 42 years old, Period: 1495–1498, Location: Milan, Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie) Completion of "The Last Supper" (Age: 42 years old, Period: 1495–1498, Location: Milan, Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie)
1499	French Occupation of Milan (Age: 46 years old, Period: 1499, Location: Milan, Duchy of Milan)
1500	Military Engineering Consultation in Venice (Age: 47 years old, Period: c. 1500, Location: Republic of Venice)
1502	Participation in Cesare Borgia's Army (Age: 49 years old, Period: 1502–1503, Location: Central Italy, including Romagna, Marche, Tuscany) Appointment as Military Engineer to Cesare Borgia (Leonardo da Vinci, Age: 49 years old, Period: 1502–1503, Location: Romagna, Marche, Tuscany, etc.)
1503	Creation of the Battle of Anghiari Mural (Leonardo da Vinci, Age: 50 years old, Period: c. 1503–1506, Location: Florence, Palazzo Vecchio) Start of the Creation of the "Mona Lisa" (Age: 50 years old, Period: c. 1503, Location: Florence, Republic of Florence) Arno River Canal Project (Age: 50 years old, Period: c. 1503–1504, Location: Between Florence and Pisa, Tuscany)
1506	Re-location to Milan (Leonardo da Vinci, Age: 53 years old, Period: 1506–1513, Location: Milan, Duchy of Milan under French Rule)
1513	Stay in Rome (Leonardo da Vinci, Age: 60 years old, Period: 1513–1516, Location: Rome, Papal States)
1516	Service to King Francis I of France (Leonardo da Vinci, Age: 63 years old, Period: 1516–1519, Location: Amboise, Kingdom of France)
1519	Drafting of the Will (Leonardo da Vinci, Age: 67 years old, Period: April 23, 1519, Location: Château du Clos Lucé, near Amboise, France) Death of Leonardo da Vinci (Age: 67 years old, Period: May 2, 1519 (aged 67))
1521	Italian Wars (Age: 1 years after death, Period: 1551–1559, Location: Italy, France, Netherlands, etc.)
Unknown	Marriage (Leonardo da Vinci, None, Period: Not Applicable, Location: Not Applicable)

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The English Reformation	Thomas Cranmer William Tyndale Thomas More John Fisher Hugh Latimer John Foxe John Jewel Richard Hooker
Renaissance science	Nicolaus Copernicus Andries van Wesel Gerard de Kremer John Napier Filippo Bruno Galileo Galilei
Renaissance Art	Leonardo da Vinci Benvenuto Cellini Andrea Palladio Philibert de l'Orme Pierre Lescot Jean Goujon

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