Da Vinci Leonardo
born April 15, 1452, Anchiano, near Vinci, Republic of Florence [now in Italy]died May 2, 1519, Cloux [now Clos-Lucé], France Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. His Last Supper (1495–98) and Mona Lisa (c. 1503–06) are among the most widely popular and influential paintings |
