Leonardo da Vinci’s full name was Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci. He was born in Vinci, Italy and was born on April 15, 1452. He died in Amboise, France and died on May 2, 1519. His most famous paintings are Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. He was not only a painter; he was also an engineer, inventor, scientist, sculptor, mathematician, and writer. When he was five, he moved and lived with his uncle and grandparents. Da Vinci did not get much formal education. He taught himself math, reading, and writing.
When da Vinci was fourteen, he became the student of Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. He learned carpentry, drawing, leather arts, metalworking, painting, and sculpting from his teacher. His very first artwork was the drawing that he worked with pen and ink in 1473 ("Leonardo Da Vinci.").
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Da Vinci wrote, “A good painter has two chief objects to paint—man and the intention of his soul. The former is easy, the latter hard, for it must be expressed by gestures and the movement of the limbs.” He started to dissect the bodies of animal and human. People believed some of da Vinci’s organs and bones drawing was the first record in human history ("Leonardo Da Vinci.").
When da Vinci moved from Italy to France, the King of France, Francis I gave him the title of “Premier Painter and Engineer and Architect to the King.” The King also bestowed him a house near the king’s castle in Cloux. Finally, Da Vinci died in 1519 in Cloux (History.com