Leonardo Da Vinci Genius of the Century By Cameron Moore April 15, 1452 May 2, 1519 Place: Born in Archiano, Italy Died in France Occupation: Artist, architect, engineer, sculptor Family Life: Caterina, his Mother was a young peasant women, San Piero, his Father was a landlord and a notary Education: Saper Vedere was the great theme of his studies. He learned in school about writing, reading, and arithmetic. He did not seriously study Latin, until much later in his life.

Accomplishments and Significance Thought (made some of them) of many inventions including tanks, flying machine, parachute, and many other things. Painted many paintings including: the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, St. John the Baptist and many others.

Qualities and Facts Painted many famous paintings Wrote two Madrid notebooks There are fewer than 30 of his paintings left

Obstacles and Challenges Most likely suffered from dyslexia Had attention deficit disorder

Timeline: One 1452: Leonardo is born in Archiano on April 15,1452 1472: Twenty year old Leonardo is accepted into the Painters’ Guild of Florence 1478: The Annunciation is painted. The work, initially credited to Da Vinci, is now believed to be painted by Lorenzo Di Credi 1481: Leonardo begins work on the Adoration of the Magi 1482: Leonardo moves to Milan to work for the City’s Duke

Timeline: Two 1498: The Last Supper is completed 1499: With the Duke of Milan’s fall of power, he leaves and stays in Venice for a while 1500: Leonardo returns to Florence 1503: Leonardo is commissioned to paint the Mona Lisa 1519: May 2, 1519, Leonardo dies in France

Cited Sources Title: Leonardo da Vinci Biography Date Accessed: 2/27/12 URL: www.biography.com/people/leonardo -da-vinci-40396 Title: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Life URL: http://davincilife.com Title: Famous People with Dyslexia Date Accessed: 2/28/12 URL: www.dysleviaonline.com/famous/famous.htm