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Facts About Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a genius of the renaissance period. His
skills were legendary - painter, architect, engineer,
mathematician and philosopher but he is perhaps best known for his
paintings especially those of the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and
The Madonna (Virgin) of the Rocks. His inventions included machine
guns, an armored tank, cluster bombs, a submarine, the first
mechanical calculator and solar power!
Concise Biography & Facts About Leonardo
da Vinci
Nationality - Italian
Place of Birth - Vinci, Italy
Lifespan - April 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519
Family - Son of Ser Piero di Antonio and Caterina
Educated - Served as an apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchio
Patrons - The Medici Family including Pope Leo X, Ludovico
Sforza the Duke of Milan, Cesare Borgia and King Francis I of
France
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