Where did Leonardo da Vinci Live
Leonardo da Vinci (full name: Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci) is a famous Italian mathematician, engineer, inventor, painter, musician, botanist, writer and a whole lot more! Leonardo da Vinci is probably best known as a painter and his two most famous works of art are The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. Da Vinci also conceived ideas that were far ahead of his time. These ideas included solar power, a calculator and a helicopter. But where did Leonardo da Vinci live? This article will break down where he lived during different stages of his life, and also give three interesting facts about Leonardo da Vinci.
Where did Leonardo da Vinci Live
Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in the Italian village of Vinci, Florence. For the first five years of his life he lived in Anchiano, a nearby village of Vinci. He then went to live with his father, his fathers new wife and his grandparent in Vinci. In 1466, Leonardo da Vinci was apprenticed to the successful artist Verrocchio. He was apprenticed until 1472. It is unknown exactly where he lived during these six years. He may have continued to live with his father or he may have lived at Verrocchio’s workshop. During the rest of his life, Leonardo da Vinci spent his time going between Florence and Milan. So now you know the answer to the question where did Leonardo da Vinci live. Now, let’s look at three great facts about Leonardo da Vinci.
Three Facts about Leonardo da Vinci
Fact 1: Leonardo da Vinci was the illegitimate son of Messer Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci and a peasant named Caterina. There is some evidence that Caterina was a slave from the Middle East.
Fact 2: Leonardo greatly advanced knowledge in a number of scientific fields. These include anatomy, optics, hydrodynamics and civil engineering.
Fact 3: Leonardo da Vinci died, aged 67, in Amboise.
Georg
Does anybody know where Leonardo lived in Florence, the actual house he lived in?
timjon
I’ve done a search of the net and cannot find any information about the actual address. Those records have probably been lost.
kaeley
where did leonardo live when he was just a teenager
timjon
From 1466 to 1471 he was aged 14-19 (a teenager). As it says in the post above, he was apprenticed to Verrocchio during that time. He did his apprenticeship at Florence, so I assume that he lived there. Although, as I said in the post, nobody knows for sure. It is very hard to find where historical people lived because the records for those times are very incomplete.
Kevin Baker
how old would he be right now at this time?
timjon
As he was born in 1452, he would now be 556 years old.
whatever
If he was born in 1452 how did he get apprenticed in 1446?
Want to know it
I must have typed it in wrong. It is fixed now. He was apprenticed in 1466.
sh0bizgurl
He was apprenticed when he was 12, not 14.
Want to know it
According to ‘The Life and Times of Leonardo’ (a book written by Liana Bortolon), he was apprenticed at 14.
katrina
this stuff is really interesting
Zahra Mossberg
Where did he live when he died? Where did he die?
Want to know it
He lived the last three years of his life, and died, in Amboise.
gailio
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rose
leonardo is the man
Pascal
It would have been a building on the outskirts of the center since Leonardo made comments of going into the city with a colored pencil to draw expressions.
It would be a building of high ceilings with a large doorway without steps since steps would have been detrimental to transport anything in and out of.
It would have been near the river also for the needs of transportation, in this case considering Verrochio s atelier which also would have had large slabs of marble.
It also would have probably had a veranda with courtyard within for plants, birds, and horses.
My guess is, it was on the river, a simple building with a balcony and a view.
Pascal
Incidentally, Napoleon is rumored to have stayed at Hotel Bretagne which is situated on the river with easy access to the center. Napoleon of course had the mona lisa hanging in his bedroom back home…
xxalexx
i like all the pictures he made i hope that still inside him hes happy even thought he passed away
Daniel Hartley
I wonder what he looked like if any one knows please post a comment
Laraine Konloravski
i am doing a project and need these answers. thank you, this was lots of help!!!
kandy
Actually i should say, does anyone know what kind of artwork he did…what style? like realistic, abstract, landscape, or wildlife, or stuff like that? anyone know? this is for a stupid paper and i need to know…any help would be great!!!!