Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 in a farmhouse just outside the village of Anchiano in present day Italy. He and his father's family moved to Florence when he was 12. At 14 he started his artist’s apprenticeship in the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio. Here he learned a wide amount of technical skills involving metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting. This is where he really started to appreciate science. Leonardo had little formal education (Basic reading, writing, and mathematics). He earned a place in the painter’s guild in 1472 when he was 20 years old. Leonardo studied the laws of science and nature, which informed his work as a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, military engineer and draftsman. He would study nature and sketched a lot of the world around him. He studied rock formations and caves and fossils. This is what led to his scientific career.
His paintings consisting of “Virgin of the Rocks,” “The Last Supper” and “Mona Lisa have influenced countless artists. …show more content…
One of Leonardo’s last artwork was a Mechanical lion that could walk and open its chest to reveal a bouquet of lilies. He made a huge impact on society after he died. One of his many contributions was that he started the Scientific Revolution. He changed the way scientists have researched since his death. A lot of his work in the many fields he worked and his scientific method has motivated scientists for many years to come. When he died, he left his sketches behind, such as airplanes and submarines. In his later years, most of his time was spent on scientific studies. Currently fewer than two-dozen of his paintings still exist. Leonardo has affected our lives today in many ways even though some of his work wasn’t completed. For example, his designs for a canal to link up two rivers that would have made a water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean
His paintings consisting of “Virgin of the Rocks,” “The Last Supper” and “Mona Lisa have influenced countless artists. …show more content…
One of Leonardo’s last artwork was a Mechanical lion that could walk and open its chest to reveal a bouquet of lilies. He made a huge impact on society after he died. One of his many contributions was that he started the Scientific Revolution. He changed the way scientists have researched since his death. A lot of his work in the many fields he worked and his scientific method has motivated scientists for many years to come. When he died, he left his sketches behind, such as airplanes and submarines. In his later years, most of his time was spent on scientific studies. Currently fewer than two-dozen of his paintings still exist. Leonardo has affected our lives today in many ways even though some of his work wasn’t completed. For example, his designs for a canal to link up two rivers that would have made a water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean