Кратквя биография Leonardo Da Vinci на английском

Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, military engineer and draftsman - the epitome of a "Renaissance man." Leonardo da Vinci was a famous artist and intellectual of the Italian Renaissance. He is famous for his enduring works "The Last Supper" and the "Mona Lisa."

Leonardo da Vinci was born on 15 April 1452 near the Tuscan town of Vinci. He was the illegitimate son of a local lawyer. In Florence the sculptor and painter Andrea del Verrocchio taught him. In 1478 became an independent master. In about 1483, he moved to Milan. There he worked for the ruling Sforza family as an engineer, sculptor, painter and architect. From 1495 to 1497 he produced a mural of 'The Last Supper' in the refectory of the Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan. He was in Milan until the city was invaded by the French in 1499 and the Sforza family forced to flee. He may have visited Venice before returning to Florence. During this time, in Florence, he painted several portraits, but the only one that survives is the famous 'Mona Lisa' (1503-1506). In 1506, he returned to Milan, stayed there until 1513. This was followed by three years based in Rome. In 1517, the French king Francis I invited Leonardo to move to the Château of Cloux, near Amboise in France. Leonardo took the invitation. He died on 2 May 1519.