[35], Beyond friendship, Leonardo kept his private life secret. His legacy includes some of the world’s most famous works of art, like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. "[152], By the 19th century, the scope of Leonardo's notebooks was known, as well as his paintings. During this first Milanese period he also made one of his most famous works, the monumental wall painting Last Supper (1495–98) in the refectory of the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie (for more analysis of this work, see below Last Supper). [116] Salaì is often depicted in fancy-dress costume. [‡ 2], By 1472, at the age of 20, Leonardo qualified as a master in the Guild of Saint Luke, the guild of artists and doctors of medicine,[l] but even after his father set him up in his own workshop, his attachment to Verrocchio was such that he continued to collaborate and live with him. Born out of wedlock to a successful notary and a lower-class woman in, or near, Vinci, he was educated in Florence by the renowned Italian painter and sculptor Andrea del Verrocchio. In 1472 Leonardo was accepted into the painters’ guild of Florence, but he remained in his teacher’s workshop for five more years, after which time he worked independently in Florence until 1481. The other remarkable feature is the sketchy landscape of craggy rocks against which the figure is silhouetted. Early Years: 1452 to 1476. [56] In Venice, Leonardo was employed as a military architect and engineer, devising methods to defend the city from naval attack. Trained in Florence as a painter and sculptor in the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio (1435–1488), Leonardo is also celebrated for his scientific contributions. In 1482 Leonardo went to Milan at the behest of Lorenzo de' Medici in order to win favour with Ludovico il Moro, and the painting was abandoned. Letter to the Duke of Milan. Isabella D'Este, Marchioness of Mantua, 1474–1539. [39] He would have met them at the workshop of Verrocchio or at the Platonic Academy of the Medici. In Verrocchio’s renowned workshop Leonardo received multifaceted training that included painting and sculpture as well as the technical-mechanical arts. [68] He practiced botany in the Gardens of Vatican City, and was commissioned to make plans for the pope's proposed draining of the Pontine Marshes. But he went even beyond that. Arts and humanities Europe 1300 - 1800 Italy 16th century Leonardo da Vinci. Vasari relates that if Leonardo saw a person with an interesting face he would follow them around all day observing them. Leonardo never married, but he had many close relationships with other artists and intellectuals as well as with his assistants. View Leonardo da Vinci’s 268 artworks on artnet. [131], The content of his journals suggest that he was planning a series of treatises on a variety of subjects. 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