Leonardo da Vinci
On April 15, 1452 in a small town called Tuscany near Florence a young extraordinary and gifted boy was born. Leonardo da Vinci was his name, he lived in a lion colored stone house with his wealthy Florentine notary and his mother. Practically non-existent, nothing known and nothing learned of her appearance, age, or even intelligence, she is only understood to be known as a peasant woman within biographies of Leonardo's life. He was an illegitimate child fathomed as being more superior in his art then anyone ever dreamed.
In the mid 1460's Leonardo's family settled in Florence where he received the best education a major intellectual and artistic center of Italy could offer. He advanced in many activities like music, science, painting, and sculpturing. Leonardo was known to be very intellectual in many other subjects as well.
This artist began his career in his twenties for instance in 1472 he entered the painters guild of Florence. Then in 1476 he was considered Verroccio's assistant because Leonardo painted the kneeling angel on the left side of the painting Baptist of Christ. In 1478 Leonardo's first commission was to paint an altar piece of a chapel in Palazzo Veccio. Not too long after his first commission he painted his first large painting called The Adoration of the Magi, but was left unfinished in San Donata a Scopeto in 1481.
A genius of the Renaissance and perhaps of all time, Leonardo da Vinci was known for his unique fashion. So involved in his work Leonardo learned to love something even greater, "the romance of art". His styles of his pieces are old world European contemporary with architectural touches that cr ...