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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Painter, Scientist, and Mathematician 1452
–
1519
Leonardo da Vinci was born in the Italian town of Vinci. As a young boy, he showed a talent for painting. When he was 20 years old, he joined the painters' guild in Florence. Within a few years, Leonardo's talent was known all across Europe. Although he completed only thirty paintings, two of them
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the
Mona Lisa
and
The Last Supper
—
are among the most easily recognized paintings of all time.
Leonardo was more than a painter: He was a scientist and mathematician who explored botany, mechanics, astronomy, physics, biology, and optics. Leonardo developed prototypes of the modern helicopter, ...