1454
Leonardo was born
Father
Was a notary (someone who witnessed people signing documents); small town official
Mother
Local peasant
Why couldn’t the mother and father of Da Vinci not get married?
Their social class didn’t allow them to
15
Moved to Florence for his new job; started a series of sketches called the Grotesques (ugly people)
What quote was associated with the Grotesque drawings?
You can’t see the beauty if you have not yet seen the ugly
1472
He officially is registered as a guilded painter
Personal
Had a mind that couldn’t focus on just one thing; was very unorganized; not reliable because he could never finish what he started
Handwriting
Left handed; wrote backwards because it was better to pull a pen than push it; would have to hold his notebook up to a mirror to comprehend it
1476
He was charged with sodomy (having sexual relations with the same gender); got released because there was lack of proof; still was humiliated
1471
Started to train with Verrocchio; learned how to paint
1481
The best artists were called to do the Sistine Chapel except him because he was unreliable; moved from Florence because he was unhappy
1482 Milan
Arrived in Milan in 1482; most literate and richest city; he became very happy there
1501
Began a sketch of a virgin sitting on her mother’s lap; worked on it for 8-9 years but didn’t finish
1495
He comes up with the notion of gliding after constantly studying birds and flight
1490
Young beautiful boy began working in the workshop with Leonardo
Saliegh
The young beautiful boy became the intern of Da Vinci; he was also his lover; 10-11 year old boy
1503
Moved back to Florence and became a rival of Michael Angelo
Mona Lisa
The masterpiece painting drawn by Leonardo; most famous painting ever made; supposedly it was the wife of a rich merchant
1506 Franchesco
Young boy who became Da Vinci’s closest confidant
Necromancy 1514
Would take dead bodies and dissect them to better understand the human anatomy (mostly the male); people thought it was weird and church vessels found out about the dissections; Da Vinci got charged with necromancy (worship of death)
French King 1516
Invited Leonardo to stay with him
1518
Had a stroke
1519
Wrote his will and confessed his sins; one sin was he was more than friends with Francis; dies in Francis’ arms
