Leonardo Del Vecchio

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…

Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy during the Renaissance period. His parents had him out-of-wedlock. He was raised primarily by his father and his stepmother. Though he obtained no formal education, he would eventually go on to apprentice under the famous painter Verrocchio. During the six years Leonardo would spend with Verrocchio, he would obtain some new skills such as metal work, carpentry, leather work, drawing and sculpting. In 1472, at the tender age of…

Leonardo Da Vinci was born April 15, 1452, in Anchiano, Italy. When Leonardo was a child, he received little formal education but his artistic talents were evident from an early age. Around 14, da Vinci began an apprenticeship with the artist Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. He learned a lot of different technical skills including metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting. At 20, da Vinci qualified for membership as a master artist in Florence’s Guild of Saint Luke…

We are to watch the movie, “A Girl with a Pearl Earrings”, by the director Peter Weber, that was filmed in 2003. The movie is based on Johannes Vermeer, the famous artist’s life and what is the story behind his painting of the girl with the pearl earrings. The movie is quit modest with the way it presented that period of time with the way they dressed to the way they spoke. It also focused of how art was important, precious and a luxury to attain. It addresses the tough life of people that…

One of the most influential and well known people in the history of humanity was a man who combined invention, art, nature, and science together in a way that would revolutionize how life and creation were perceived by everyone. Leonardo Da Vinci was responsible for these contemporary contributions that changed art and science for ever. Hundreds of revolutions had occurred before his time, however the way he perceived the world allowed him to experience life in a very different way from every…

The discovery of King Tut's tomb, was the greatest archaeological find of the twentieth century, due to its relative completeness and lack of looting. In Carter gives a very detailed account of how the he and his team went about finding, preserving, and cataloging all of the wonderful treasures found in the tomb. He begins with describing the initial process of preserving any fragile pieces first, and then photographing everything for later reference. Carter then goes on to describe how they…

Leonardo Da Vinci was an interesting man he had an average life span from April 15th 1452 to May 2nd 1519. He was the first known person to create plans for machine guns, tanks and a helicopter. He was considered the first Renaissance man (basically good at all skills). He lived in Vinci and later in his life he moved from Florence and Milan (back and forth). At the age of 14 he began apprenticeship and learned skills like metal work, leather art, carpentry, painting and sculpting. At 20 he…

Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Anchiano, Tuscany. He was raised by his father, Ser Peiro, and his uncle due to his mother being a peasant. Although Leonardo didn’t receive any formal education, at the young age of 15 his father recognized his artistic talent and apprenticed him to the renowned artist Andrea Del Verrocchio. He stayed with Verrocchio until he was able to become an independent master in the year 1482. Da Vinci then moved to Milan and began to work for the Sfzorsa…

of famous scientists. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of those famous scientists. This biography will tell you about his childhood, education, discoveries, and his impact on modern society. It all started with Leonardo’s childhood. He was born in the town of Tuscan, in the lower valley of Arno River. His birth name was Leonardo Di ser Piero Da Vinci. Leonardo’s birth name means, Leonardo (son) of (mes)ser Piero from Vinci. He was born on April 15, 1452 in Florence, Italy. Leonardo lived in an old…

Leonardo da Vinci was born in Vinci, Italy on April 15, 1452. Da Vinci came from a broken home, beginning around age five he lived on the estate in Vinci that belonged to the family of his father, Ser Peiro, an attorney and notary. Da Vinci’s uncle, who loved nature also influenced many of Da Vinci’s earlier years and inspired many of his later works as an artist. He had no formal education past the basic reading, writing and math, but his father could see he had artistic talent and apprenticed…