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| 1452 Leonardo da Vinci was born in a farmhouse in Anchiano 1457 Moved to his grandfather from Anchiano to Vinci 1466 Entered workshop and began an apprenticeship. Met Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, and Lorenzodi Credi. 1466-1472 Taught himself to paint in oils. 1472 Registered in the painters guild (red book of painters) 1473 First work of art. Drawing of the Arnovally (pen & ink) 1476 Accused of having a homosexual affair with Jacopo Saltarelli (model) 1482 Stayed at Court of Ludovico Sforza for 16 years 1482 Composed part of Traitta to della pittura and notebooks 1483 Painted Madonna of the Rocks with Ambrogio de Paris (pupil) 1484 Plagues bothered him, so he drew attention to problems of the town planning 1488 Worked on a model for the tambour and dome of the cathedral at Milan 1495 Started painting Last Supper at Milan 1498 Completed Last Supper 1503 Started painting the Mona Lisa 1510-1511 Interested in astronomy 1513 Went to Rome and received commissions for the paintings at the Louvre 1516 Arrived in Amboise with the Mona Lisa 1517 Became paralyzed on the right side of his body 1519 Wrote his last will 1519 Died in Amboise at the age 67, in poor condition |
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