welcome to Leonardo da Vinci's draw my life
Leonardo da Vinci was born in Florence in 14 52 . in a town called Vinci
hence his name
he was one of the polymers . expert in many of the most important subjects in history
nicknamed the Renaissance man . he was a descendant of a rich family of nobles
although he was an illegitimate child . and his mother was a humble peasant
He spent his childhood at his fathers house . where he learned to read . write . and even do arithmetic
all before the age of 5
Leonardo was a lover of nature and drew it in small sketches
his paternal grandmother who introduced him to art . presented these drawings to Andrea del Verrocchio
he took him to his workshop . and there he developed all the plastic arts
but with Verrocchio he learned not only art . but also chemistry . philosophy . and arithmetic
in these 9 years . no art of Leonardo is known
there is only a record of his work on the angel on the left of The Baptism of Christ 
Verrocchio assumes its the best part of the painting
his first painting of the 20 that have been preserved . dates from 14 76
That same year . he left Verrocchio's workshop and moved to Milan
There he worked for the Medici . and for Ludovico Sforza as an engineer and a painter . studying for the Cathedral of Milan
He was a sculptor . an architect . and a scientist
And he had so much on his mind that its no wonder he left paintings and studies unfinished
his mind was centuries ahead of his time
developing prototypes of helicopters . tanks . submarines
 or automobiles 400 years before they appeared
in 14 94 . he began the Last Supper
a painting found in the convent of Santa Maria de Grazie
its greatest features are the incredible perspective and movement
apart from its enigmas . like the female pictured next to Christ . which represents Mary Magdalene
the knife that Peter carries . or the image of a baby watching Judas
the fresco is more than 8 meters long
and both Louis the twelfth and Napoleon . were willing to tear out that wall to take it to France
its now in pretty bad shape
and even in the 17th century . someone had the brilliant idea of putting a door under Jesus
thats why he has no feet
the importance of the anatomical study for his paintings is very important
as you can see in Vitruvian Man
so Leonardo dissected corpses to study their organs
something that was forbidden at the time
the importance of the anatomical study for his paintings is very important
as you can see in Vitruvian Man
so Leonardo dissected corpses to study their organs
something that was forbidden at the time
Apparently . he dissected over 30 bodies
in 15 03 . he begins to paint the most famous painting of all time
and to which most studies have been devoted
the Mona Lisa
the model is believed to be Francesco de Giocondos wife . Lisa Gherardini
hence her name . Mona . which means lady
Leonardo kept on retouching it until his death in 15 19
to create that magnificent effect on her smile
which disappears if we look at her mouth . and appears when we look at other points
with the French Revolution . the painting came to the Louvre . where you can see it today
In 15 13 . Leonardo left Milan . and placed himself at the service of Pope Leo the Tenth of the Medici family
he went to the Vatican with Raphayel and Michael Angelo . but his painting was not very successful
so this time in Rome was a hard blow to the spirit
in 15 16 . he left Italy for France . to become the first painter . first engineer . and first architect of King Francis
for the first time . he would be valued as a painter . and that was very important
his relationship with the king was so close that he considered him a father
Leonardo did not have children
so when he fell ill in 15 19 . he left everything to his companion and pupil from the age of 10 . Francesco Melzi
who helped him with his last projects since he could barely use his hands
Of the 50 thousand documents on philosophy . architecture . medicine . and any other discipline that Leonardo would have perfected . only 30 thousand have been preserved
most of them in Vatican City
For many . he has been the greatest thinker in history
and this has been Leonardo da Vincis draw my life
one of the great geniuses in history
