The Last Supper By Leonardo Da Vinci: Renaissance Man

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Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. He had died from a stroke on May 2, 1519. Da Vinci was known as a Renaissance man because he was known as a famous painter, engineer, scientist, and mathematician. Leonardo Da Vinci also studied the laws of science and nature. He lived in four different locations, Florence, Milan, Vinci, and Amboise. Leonardo went to college in Florence.
Leonardo da Vinci was born in Anchiano, Italy, he was the son of a local lawyer. Da Vinci apprenticed to the sculptor and painter Andrea del Verrocchio. In 1478 he became an independent master, in 1483 he moved to Milan to work for the ruling Sforza family. While he was in Milan, he produced a painting called “The Last Supper” from 1495-1497. It was painted in