The Renaissance Dude
a biography by Rachel Martin

ChILDHOOD

• Leo lived in the Renaissance time period
• He was a lonely boy
• Born in Italy
• When he was 2, his parents left Leonardo to his grandparents.
• The only person that loved him was his Uncle Francesco

FAST FACTS

• Leonardo was also an engineer and scientist
• He built a bicycle that actually might have worked -300 years BEFORE the first bike
• Leonardo was born near a town called Vinci, so his name means "Leonardo from Vinci"

COLORS OF THE WIND-OR IN THIS CASE, PAINT

• Instead of using oil-based paint, the Italians used egg-based paint
• The blue paint was made of crushed lapis lazuli stone
• The red paint was made of poor innocent beetles
• And the yellow paint was made of a buckberry's juice

IS ANYONE KEEPING TRACK OF THE TIME?

• April 15, 1452 - He was born
• 1478 - The Annunciation is completed
• 1483 - Leo paints Virgin of the Rocks
• 1498 - The Last Supper is completed
• 1503 - He is requested to paint the Mona Lisa
• 1507 - Leo finishes the Mona Lisa
• May 2, 1519 - Leonardo Da Vinci dies

Leo (that's his official nickname I'm giving him, he doesn't have a say in the matter) created the Mona Lisa, which was actually meant for a king to own, but it was so beautiful, Leo decided to keep it.

Leo actually tried to make a robot baby!! It turned out really bad... (shudder, shudder)

MORE FACTS!!!

• When he was 12, Leo was an apprentice for Andrea del Verrocchio.
• In 7 to 8 years, Leo knew how to paint frescoes*, make sculptures out of bronze, marble, silver, gold, copper, clay, and stone and to paint realistically.
• The Milan king wanted Leo to make a giant horse statue to honor his father
• *Frescoes are pictures painted straight onto a wall

*Frescoes are paintings done straight onto walls. No sketches, just a fresh coat of paint. Graffiti is kinda like frescoes.

FACTS + FACTS = LOTS OF FACTS!!

• Leonardo's paintings were unfinished. Only about 15 were finished
• Leonardo created the Mona Lisa, which is actually the most famous painting in the world!
• Leo never really trusted people, so he never got married or had kids.
• Leo died in France!!

THE MAN WHO WAS ALL THINGS LISTED BELOW

• Marvelous Musician
• Awesome Artist
• Amazing Athlete
• Excellent Engineer
• Incredible Inventor
• Stunning Scientist
• Superior Scholar
• Terrific Thinker

HIT THE NOTEBOOKS!

• Leo wrote backwards and upside down so no one could steal his ideas
• He was ambidextrous
• He had thousands of sketches for inventions

INVENTED BY ME, LEO

• A robot baby that went VERY wrong
• A bicycle that might actually have worked!
• The first airplane that never took flight
• The lute (as seen on "The Man Who Was All The Things Listed Below".)

bibliography (i'm so famous)

• www.davincilife.com/timeline.html
• Edwards, Roberta; Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?
• My Uncle Robby
• No, I'm serious! He helped!!

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