Leonardo da Vinci
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![This portrait attributed to Francesco Melzi, c. 1515–1518, is the only certain contemporary depiction of Leonardo.[1][2] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Francesco_Melzi_-_Portrait_of_Leonardo.png/220px-Francesco_Melzi_-_Portrait_of_Leonardo.png "This portrait attributed to Francesco Melzi, c. 1515–1518, is the only certain contemporary depiction of Leonardo.[1][2] (Source: Wikimedia)")
Image source
Wikimedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Francesco_Melzi_-_Portrait_of_Leonardo.png
Basic data
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April 15, 1452 in Anchiano bei Vinci
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†May 2, 1519 in Amboise
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Maler, Schriftsteller, Bildhauer, Architekt, Anatom, Mechaniker, Ingenieur, Naturphilosoph
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Mailand, Florenz, Rom, Amboise
Iconography
![This portrait attributed to Francesco Melzi, c. 1515–1518, is the only certain contemporary depiction of Leonardo.[1][2] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Francesco_Melzi_-_Portrait_of_Leonardo.png "This portrait attributed to Francesco Melzi, c. 1515–1518, is the only certain contemporary depiction of Leonardo.[1][2] (Source: Wikimedia)")
.jpg "The possible birthplace and childhood home of Leonardo in Anchiano, Vinci, Italy (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Adoration of the Magi c. 1478–1482,[d 1] Uffizi, Florence (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_Adorazione_dei_Magi_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg "Adoration of the Magi c. 1478–1482,[d 1] Uffizi, Florence (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Virgin of the Rocks, c. 1483–1493,[d 2] Louvre version (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_Da_Vinci_-_Vergine_delle_Rocce_(Louvre).jpg "Virgin of the Rocks, c. 1483–1493,[d 2] Louvre version (Source: Wikimedia)")
![An apocalyptic deluge drawn in black chalk by Leonardo near the end of his life (part of a series of 10, paired with written description in his notebooks)[73] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_A_deluge_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg "An apocalyptic deluge drawn in black chalk by Leonardo near the end of his life (part of a series of 10, paired with written description in his notebooks)[73] (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Saint John the Baptist c. 1507–1516,[d 3] Louvre. Leonardo is thought to have used Salaì as the model.[98] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_Saint_John_the_Baptist_C2RMF_retouched.jpg "Saint John the Baptist c. 1507–1516,[d 3] Louvre. Leonardo is thought to have used Salaì as the model.[98] (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Annunciation c. 1472–1476,[d 4] Uffizi, is thought to be Leonardo's earliest extant and complete major work. (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_Da_Vinci_-_Annunciazione.jpeg "Annunciation c. 1472–1476,[d 4] Uffizi, is thought to be Leonardo's earliest extant and complete major work. (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Saint Jerome in the Wilderness (unfinished) c. 1480–1490,[d 5] Vatican (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Jerome_Leonardo_-_image_only_(Q972196).jpg "Saint Jerome in the Wilderness (unfinished) c. 1480–1490,[d 5] Vatican (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Lady with an Ermine, c. 1489–1491,[d 6] Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, Poland (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lady_with_an_Ermine_-_Leonardo_da_Vinci_(adjusted_levels).jpg "Lady with an Ermine, c. 1489–1491,[d 6] Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, Poland (Source: Wikimedia)")
![The Last Supper,[d 7] Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan (c. 1492–1498) (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Last_Supper_-_Leonardo_Da_Vinci_-_High_Resolution_32x16.jpg "The Last Supper,[d 7] Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan (c. 1492–1498) (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Mona Lisa or La Gioconda c. 1503–1516,[d 8] Louvre, Paris (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mona_Lisa,_by_Leonardo_da_Vinci,_from_C2RMF_retouched.jpg "Mona Lisa or La Gioconda c. 1503–1516,[d 8] Louvre, Paris (Source: Wikimedia)")
.jpg "Antique Warrior in Profile, c. 1472. British Museum, London (Source: Wikimedia)")
.jpg "Leonardo's drawings of a scythed chariot and a fighting vehicle (Source: Wikimedia)")
![The Death of Leonardo da Vinci, by Ingres, 1818[u] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Francois_Ier_Leonard_de_Vinci-Jean_Auguste_Dominique_Ingres.jpg "The Death of Leonardo da Vinci, by Ingres, 1818[u] (Source: Wikimedia)")
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- It is a well known person where enough information is available online elsewhere, see e.g Wikipedia
