Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
Author of The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci
About the Author
Leonardo da Vinci, born April 15, 1452, is often called the archetype of the Renaissance Man; this genius in science, engineering, aeronautics, technology was also one of the world's greatest painters, as well as a sculptor, an architect, and a town planner. Born in Vinci, Leonardo was apprenticed show more as a 14-year-old to the sculptor-painter Andrea Verrocchio in Florence. In 1482, he went to Milan as a military engineer, sculptor, and architect, and remained there for 17 years. While in Milan, he designed the crossing tower of the Milan cathedral and, among many other works, painted The Last Supper (1496--97), a mural in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. During these years in Milan, da Vinci also composed his Treatise on Painting (1489--1518) and filled his notebooks. Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon. In 1499, da Vinci returned to Florence. The Mona Lisa (1503--06) dates from that period. After a short and unsuccessful time in Rome (1513--16), he settled in France under the patronage of Francis I. He died in Amboise at the age of 67 on May 2, 1519, and was buried in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert in Château d'Amboise, in France. A supposedly lost manuscript of da Vinci's was rediscovered at the National Library in Madrid in 1965 and published in 1974. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo on Painting: An Anthology of Writings by Leonardo da Vinci with a Selection of Documents Relating to his… (1989) 96 copies
Leonardo's Kitchen Note Books: Leonardo Da Vinci's Notes on Cookery and Table Etiquette (1987) 85 copies, 2 reviews
Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomical drawings from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle (1976) 59 copies, 1 review
Leonardo: Studies for the Last Supper from the Royal Library at Windsor Castle (1983) — Artist — 28 copies
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and the Renaissance in Florence (cat. exp., Ottawa, Musée national des Beaux-Arts, 29… (2005) 24 copies
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle (1969) 12 copies
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle (Volume 1 - Text) (1968) 11 copies
Fantastic tales, strange animals, riddles, jests, and prophecies of Leonardo da Vinci (1971) 9 copies
Leonardo da Vinci 7 copies
Leonardo da Vinci - Códice Madrid I y Códice Madrid II : Biblioteca Nacional de Espana = Codex Madrid I and Codex… (1974) 6 copies
Frammenti letterari e filosofici 5 copies
Bajki 5 copies
Leonardo da Vinci : Philosophische Tagebücher : italienisch und deutsch — Author — 4 copies
Mona Lisa 4 copies
Prose 3 copies
Leonardo a Milano 3 copies
Leonardos broar 3 copies
Il codice atlantico della Biblioteca Ambrosiana di Milano nella trascrizione critica di Augusto Marinoni (2000) 3 copies, 1 review
Raadsels & voorspellingen 3 copies
Naturstudier från Royal library, Windsor castle : Nationalmuseum, Stockholm 8 december 1982 - 13 mars 1983 (1980) 2 copies
Boek over de schilderkunst van Leonardo da Vinci, Florentijns schilder en beeldhouwer een selectie (2018) 2 copies
Léonard de Vinci 2 copies
The paintings of Leonardo da Vinci 2 copies
Pensieri 2 copies
Leonardo da Vinci. Der Künstler / Der Forscher / Der Erfinder. Sonderausgabe: 3 Bände (1987) 2 copies
Leonardo da Vinci, Anatomische Zeichnungen aus der königlichen Bibliothek auf Schloss Windsor - Hamburger Kunsthalle… (2003) 2 copies
The Da Vinci Collection: Inlcuding The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci (Complete), Paintings and Drawings (2005) 2 copies
Prose 2 copies
L'occhio nell'universo 2 copies
Drawings 2 copies
Disegni anatomici dalla Biblioteca Reale di Windsor: Firenze, Palazzo Vecchio, Maggio-Settembre 1979 2 copies
The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. 2 of 2: Compiled and Edited From the Original Manuscripts (Classic… (2015) 2 copies
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci - Complete Edition: By Leonardo da Vinci - Illustrated (2017) 2 copies
Reonarudo Da Vinchi No Shuki 2 copies
Pensieri sull'Universo 2 copies
Leonardo Da Vinci 1 copy
Pensieri sull'Universo 1 copy
O MENINO QUE QUERIA VOAR 1 copy
A festészetről 1 copy
The Last Supper 1 copy
СВЕСКЕ Леонарда да Винчија 1 copy
Der Denker, Forscher, Poet, Nach den veröffentlichten Handschriften, Mit Bildtafeln, Auswahl, Übersetzung und… (1906) 1 copy
Leonard Da Vinci 1 copy
Leonardo Scritti 1 copy
Leonardo da Vinci OVERSIZE 1 copy
Aforismos 1 copy
ARGUZIE 1 copy
L' alitare di questa terestre machina: il Codice Leicester di Leonardo da Vinci: edizione e studio linguistico (2020) — Author — 1 copy
Das Buch von der Malerei I. Band [Volltext-Übersetzung. Nach dem Codex vaticanus (Urbinas) 1270 mit 96… (2012) 1 copy
O menino que queria voar 1 copy
Study for the head of Judas 1 copy
Deluge 1 copy
Philosophische Tagebücher 1 copy
Self-Portrait 1 copy
Annunciation (oil on panel) 1 copy
Walter Isaacson 1 copy
Códice del ojo. 1 copy
Pagine scelte. 1 copy
Antologia leonardesca 1 copy
The DaVinci Notebooks 1 copy
Zabilješke 1 copy
Textes choisis 1 copy
Predskazanja 1 copy
Das Buch von der Malerei II. Band [Volltext-Übersetzung. Nach dem Codex vaticanus (Urbinas) mit 172 Zeichnungen] (2012) 1 copy
Landscape 1 copy
I disegni di Leonardo da Vinci e della sua cerchia nel gabinetto dei disegni e stampe delle Gallerie… (2003) 1 copy
Models of Genius 1 copy
Pisma wybrane 1 copy
Les Carnets de Leonard de Vinci - Tome 2 : Manuscrits B et D (Volume 2) (French Edition) (2014) 1 copy
Adoration of the Magi 1 copy
The Virgin of the Rocks 1 copy
Mona Lisa (La Jaconde) 1 copy
La peinture 1 copy
The Madonna of the Rocks 1 copy
Estudos e dibujos anatómicos 1 copy
Maximes, Fables & Devinettes 1 copy
The Mona Lisa 1 copy
Ginevra De Benci 1 copy
A cotovia e outras fábulas 1 copy
Libro di pittura 1 copy
Die Wiedergeburt der Götter 1 copy
Gedachten 1 copy
Pensamentos 1 copy
Leonardo da Vinci at the Virginia Museum, Richmond, November 30, 1951-January 6, 1952: [catalog] 1 copy
Leonardo Da Vinci - Corbis Reveals the Mysterious Writings of the Original Renaissance Man (Windows) (1996) 1 copy
A fable of the earth 1 copy
Maravilhas do Universo, As 1 copy
Codices Madrid 1 copy
The last supper 1 copy
Pensieri 1 copy
La Gioconda 1 copy
L'occhio dell'Universo 1 copy
Das große Leonardo-Buch: Sein Leben und Werk in Zeugnissen, Selbstzeugnissen und Dokumenten (2019) 1 copy
Dagboknotater 1 copy
Optegnelser 1 copy
STUDI DI NATURA 1 copy
Traité du paysage 1 copy
Il Codice Atlantico della Biblioteca Ambrosiana di Milano, vol. x20. Indici per materie e alfabetico 1 copy
Pensieri 1 copy
Landscapes and plants 1 copy
الأعمال الأدبية 1 copy
Paragone 1 copy
L' anatomia di Leonardo da Vinci fra Mondino e Berengario : ventidue fogli di manoscritti e disegni nella Biblioteca… (2005) 1 copy
Leonardo da Vinci : the European genius : paintings and drawings : exhibition in the Basilica of Koekelberg, Brussels,… (2007) 1 copy
Da Vinci märkmed : särav kogum da Vinci kuulsatest ja innustavatest leiutistest, teooriatest ning… (2006) 1 copy
Os Apontamentos de Leonardo 1 copy
Leonardo da Vinci, Natur und Landschaft : Naturstudien aus der Königl. Bibliothek in Windsor Castle; [Ausstellung;… (1988) 1 copy
Cuadernos de notas 1 copy
Favole - [Plaquette] 1 copy
Leonardo [Opere di] 1 copy
The last supper [postcard] 1 copy
Napady 1 copy
Estudis per a la Santa Cena 1 copy
Associated Works
Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy (2004) — Illustrator, some editions — 871 copies, 9 reviews
Leonardo da Vinci on the Human Body: The Anatomical, Physiological, and Embryological Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci (1952) — Drawings — 167 copies
Proust's Duchess: How Three Celebrated Women Captured the Imagination of Fin-de-Siècle Paris (2018) — Illustrator, some editions — 127 copies, 2 reviews
Leonardo da Vinci : painter at the court of Milan (cat. exp., Londres, National Gallery, 9 novembre 2011 – 5 février… (2011) 117 copies
Leonardo Da Vinci: The Anatomy of Man : Drawings from the Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1992) 46 copies
Leonardo, The life and work of the artist illustrated with 80 colour plates (1967) 46 copies, 1 review
Oogst der tijden : keur uit de werken van schrijvers en dichters aller volken en eeuwen (1940) — Contributor — 10 copies
Le Naiadi — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Legal name
- Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci
- Birthdate
- 1452-04-15
- Date of death
- 1519-05-02
- Burial location
- St. Hubert's Chapel, Château d'Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Republic of Florence
- Country (for map)
- Italy
- Birthplace
- Vinci, Republic of Florence
- Place of death
- Amboise, Kingdom of France
- Places of residence
- Florence, Republic of Florence
Milan, Duchy of Milan
Rome, Papal States - Education
- Verrocchio's workshop (1466, 1476)
- Occupations
- painter
illustrator
architect
sculptor
scientist
mathematician (show all 11)
engineer
weapon designer
geologist's assistant
cartographer
botanist - Relationships
- Michelangelo (student)
Luini, Bernardino (student) - Organizations
- Guild of St Luke (1472)
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