Leonardo Da Vinci
                     LEONARDO DA VINCI
INTRODUCTION
• Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance artist and 
engineer, known for paintings like "The Last Supper" 
and "Mona Lisa,” and for inventions like a flying 
machine.
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WHO WAS LEONARDO DA 
VINCI?
• Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance painter, sculptor, 
architect, inventor, military engineer and draftsman the 
epitome of a true Renaissance man. 
• Gifted with a curious mind and a brilliant intellect, da 
Vinci studied the laws of science and nature, which 
greatly informed his work. 
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EARLY LIFE
• Da Vinci was born in a farmhouse outside the village of 
Anchiano in Tuscany, Italy on April 15, 1452.
• Born out of wedlock to respected Florentine notary Ser 
Piero and a young peasant woman named Caterina, da 
Vinci was raised by his father and his stepmother. 
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EDUCATION
• Young da Vinci received little formal education beyond 
basic reading, writing and mathematics instruction, but 
his artistic talents were evident from an early age.
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EARLY WORKS
• At the age of 20, da Vinci qualified for membership as a 
master artist in Florence’s Guild of Saint Luke and 
established his own workshop. However, he continued 
to collaborate with del Verrocchio for an additional five 
years.
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BAPTISM OF 
CHRIST
• It is thought that del Verrocchio completed his “Baptism 
of Christ” around 1475 with the help of his student, who 
painted part of the background and the young angel 
holding the robe of Jesus. 
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LEONARDO DA VINCI: 
PAINTINGS
• Although da Vinci is known for his artistic abilities, 
fewer than two dozen paintings attributed to him exist. 
One reason is that his interests were so varied that he 
wasn’t a prolific painter.
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MONA LISA
• In 1503, da Vinci started working on what would 
become his most well-known painting and arguably the 
most famous painting in the world the “Mona Lisa.” 
• The privately commissioned work is characterized by 
the enigmatic smile of the woman in the half-portrait, 
which derives from da Vinci’s sfumato technique.
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FLYING MACHINE
• Perhaps his most well-known invention is a flying 
machine, which is based on the physiology of a bat. 
• These and other explorations into the mechanics of 
flight are found in da Vinci's Codex on the Flight of 
Birds, a study of avian aeronautics, which he began in 
1505.
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DA VINCI’S STUDY OF 
ANATOMY AND SCIENCE
• Da Vinci thought sight was humankind’s most 
important sense and eyes the most important organ, 
and he stressed the importance of “knowing how to 
see.” 
• He believed in the accumulation of direct knowledge 
and facts through observation.
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SCULPTURES
• Da Vinci sculpted a life-size clay model of the statue, 
but the project was put on hold when war with France 
required bronze to be used for casting cannons, not 
sculptures. 
• After French forces overran Milan in 1499 and shot the 
clay model to pieces da Vinci fled the city along with 
the duke and the Sforza family. 
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