Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance, active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor and architect. Born near Vinci in Tuscany, he trained in Florence and later worked for patrons in Milan, Rome and France. His fame rests chiefly on paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, but he is equally known for his notebooks, which record drawings and observations on anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography and mechanical invention decades ahead of his time. He is widely regarded as embodying the Renaissance humanist ideal, and his work profoundly shaped the later development of European art and science.
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RolePainter, sculptor, engineer, scientist, and architect of the Italian High Renaissance 1 Death PlaceClos Lucé, near Amboise, France 1 Role
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Why did Leonardo da Vinci spend his last years in France?
He entered the service of King Francis and lived at Clos Lucé beside the royal Château d'Amboise.
He moved to France to enter the service of King Francis. The king gave him the use of the manor house Clos Lucé, close to the royal Château d'Amboise, and visited him often. During this time Leonardo drew plans for an immense castle town that the king intended to build at Romorantin.
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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.
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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.
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Leonardo died at Clos Lucé on 2 May 1519 at the age of 67, possibly of a stroke.
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Leonardo died at Clos Lucé on 2 May 1519 at the age of 67, possibly of a stroke.
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Born out of wedlock to a successful notary and a lower-class woman in (or near) Vinci in Tuscany, he was educated in Florence by the Italian painter and sculptor Andrea del Verrocchio.
Leonardo da Vinci: Gender
Born near Vinci in Tuscany, he trained in Florence and later worked for patrons in Milan, Rome and France.
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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.
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