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Political map of Italy in the year in 1494. Leonardo Da Vinci's grandfather Antonio and father Piero were notaries, and Antonio noted the birth of Leonardo in a notary book of the 14th century used as a collection of memories of the family, writing, "Nacque un mio nipote, figliolo di ser Piero mio figliolo a dì 15 aprile del 1452 in sabato a ore 3 di notte [according to the Gregorian calendar ...
The Death of Leonardo da Vinci, by Ingres, 1818 [u] The 19th century brought a particular admiration for Leonardo's genius, causing Henry Fuseli to write in 1801: "Such was the dawn of modern art, when Leonardo da Vinci broke forth with a splendour that distanced former excellence: made up of all the elements that constitute the essence of ...
1482 letter from Leonardo da Vinci to Ludovico Sforza; a résumé outlining his abilities in science, engineering and art. The Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) left thousands of pages of writings and drawings but rarely made any references to his personal life. [ 1 ]
A family tree of the House of Sforza. Muzio Sforza with mistress Lucia da Torsano had 7 illegitimate sons [8] son Gabriele Sforza archbishop of Milan; son Francesco I Sforza married Bianca Maria Visconti. son Galeazzo Maria Sforza married Bona of Savoy, mistress Lucrezia Landriani. daughter Bianca Maria (1472–1510), second wife of Holy Roman ...
The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci's famous mural in the Refectery of Santa Maria della Grazie, a Dominican Convent in Milano. Painted circa 1484-98.
Drawing of Gallerani by Leonardo. Cecilia Gallerani (Italian pronunciation: [tʃeˈtʃiːlja ɡalleˈraːni]; early 1473 – 1536) was the favourite and most celebrated of the many mistresses of Ludovico Sforza, known as Lodovico il Moro, Duke of Milan. She is best known as the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting Lady with an Ermine (c. 1489).
The document was written by Ser Piero da Vinci, Leonardo’s father, and dated November 1452, when Leonardo would have been 6 months old. “When I saw that document I couldn’t believe my eyes ...
Cesare Borgia briefly employed the artisan Leonardo da Vinci as a military architect and engineer between 1502 and 1503. Cesare provided Leonardo with an unlimited pass to inspect and direct all ongoing and planned construction in his domain. [26] While in Romagna, Leonardo built the canal from Cesena to the Porto Cesenatico. [27]