Question

Biogaphy of lenardo da vinci in 150 words

Answer 1

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15th, 1452 in Vinci, Italy (which is just outside of Florence). Da Vinci was an illegitimate son of a twenty-five year old notary, Ser Piero, and a peasant girl, Caterina. Leonardo’s father took custody of him a short time after birth. His mother, however, married someone else and moved. They kept having children, but not with each other. Sooner or later, Leonardo da Vinci had seventeen half brothers and sisters. While Leonardo was growing up in his father’s home in Italy, he had access to knowledge databases such as books and scripture. Also, Leonardo was exposed to Italy’s rich, vibrant painting community. At the age of fifteen, Leonardo’s father apprenticed him to the workshop of Andrea Del Verrochio 
Also, The Duke assigned Leonardo da Vinci other work—this included designing weapons, machinery, and lavish buildings. From 1485 to 1490, he made studies on a vast amount of subjects which included: nature, flying machines, geometry, mechanics, municipal construction, canals, and architecture (which ranged from churches to strong, military fortresses). His studying on these subjects helped him produce designs that were far more advanced in his time period, such as tanks, submarines, and various weapon devices. Also, during this time frame, Leonardo developed his first anatomical studies. Leonardo had broad interests. So broad, that he was often compelled by newer subjects, thus forcing him to forget about what he had already started; that caused him to hop from subject to subject. Due to that, he never got a chance to stick to any one subject. During the seventeen years he worked for The Duke, he only got six major works done, which include “The Last Supper,” and “The Virgin on the Rocks.” He left many paintings incomplete. 

Answer 2

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, near the village of Vinci about 25 miles west of Florence. He was the illegitimate (born to unmarried parents) son of Ser Piero da Vinci, a prominent notary (a public official who certifies legal documents) of Florence, and a local woman, Caterina. Not much is known about Leonardo's childhood except that when he was fifteen, his father apprenticed him to Andrea del Verrocchio (1435–1488), the leading artist of Florence and the early Renaissance.

Verrocchio, a sculptor, painter, and goldsmith, was a remarkable craftsman. He had great concern for the quality of execution in expressing the vitality of the human figure. These elements were important in the formation of Leonardo's artistic style. It should be noted that much in Leonardo's approach to art originated from using tradition, rather than rebelling against it.