Chapter 1

Leonardo's Childhood

1st primary school of Polykastro, Greece

Leonardo Da Vinci was born in the village of Anchiano in Tuscany, Italy on 15 April 1452. His father, Ser Piero was a lawyer and his mother Caterina was a farmer. Leonardo spent his first five years living in a farmhouse with his mother, who had not married his father. Then he lived at Vinci with his father and

Leonardo da Vinci. Photograph by E. Desmaisons after a print. - Wellcome Collection, United Kingdom - CC BY.

https://www.europeana.eu/item/9200579/uc46zr9s

Young da Vinci received little formal education beyond basic reading, writing and mathematics instruction, but he had artistic talents since childhood. Leonardo started painting while he was still a boy. Leonardo was very clever. Very young he painted a round wooden shield with a picture of snakes spitting fire. Leonardo's father took his painting to Florence and sold it to an art dealer.

             Chapter 2

Learning in Verrochio's

            Workshop

Primary School in Dąbrowica, Poland

In 1466, when Leonardo was 14 , he became a student to the artist Andrea di Cione, known as Verrocchio, whose workshop was "one of the finest in Florence".

He learned a lot from his master, but soon he became a better artist.

It is said, Leonardo collaborated with Verrocchio on his "The Baptism of Christ". Looking closely, you can see places painted using the new technique of oil paint; the landscape, the rocks seen through the brown mountain stream and much of the figure of Jesus.

Verrocchio's influence on Leonardo's work was immense. He was himself a highly respected and creative artist, and his workshop was a cultural centre in Florence. Leonardo learned many painting techniques and styles under his watchful eye.

The Annunciation 1472-1475 Oil and Tempera on wood, 78 x 219 cm Florence Uffizi

The Annunciation is considered to be Leonardo's first major work - his large, self-contained painting, which was created while Leonardo was still apprenticed in Verrocchio's workshop.

          Chapter 3

     His life in Milan, Florence, and Rome

I.C.R.Margherita -Da Vinci Italy 

Questa ipotesi, però, non è mai stata confermata e rimane oggetto di dibatti tra gli storici.

          Chapter 4                  Leonardo's                  Paintings 

Manavpınarı Primary School, Türkiye

Mona Lisa, oil painting on a popular wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, probably the world’s most famous painting. It was painted sometime between 1503 and 1519, when Leonardo was living in Florence, and it now hangs in the Louvre Museum, Paris, where it remained an object of pilgrimage in the 21st century. The sitter’s mysterious smile and her unproven identity have made the painting a source of ongoing investigation and fascination.

Lady with an Ermine is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, from around 1489-1490. That stunning picture is 40.3 cm wide and 54.8 cm high, oil on walnut board. Unfortunately, the original background has been overlaid probably in the 17th c. The subject of the portrait is identified as Cecilia Gallerani, and was probably painted at a time when she was the mistress of Lodovico Sforza, Duke of Milan and Leonardo was in the service of the Duke.

El Gegant del Rec, Catalonia, Spain

This is a bicycle. It is used to get from one place to another. 

Leonardo Da Vinci was also an engineer. He invented a lot of things, including the following:

BICYCLE

PARACHUTE

BRIDGE

This is a parachute. It is used to be able to fly and parachute.

This is a bridge. It is used to cross natural things and for wars because they last a long time.

HELICOPTER

TANK

This is a Helicopter. Helicopters are used to save lives, transportation, construction, firefighting, and military.

This is a tank. It is used in wars.

Scuola Primaria GPD Colleferro Roma Italy

As an artis and a scientist  Leonardo spent a lot of part of his studies to draw the human body. The most famous drawing of Leonardo about human body is "The vetruvian man". 

Vetruvio was a roman architech who puts in his work on architecture that the measurements of man are in nature distributed in this manner:

the width of the open arms corresponds to the height of the man. 

the human figure can be inscribed in the two perfect figures of the circle and the square.

Other drawings of Leonardo on details of the human body 

SKELETON AND SKULL

BONES OF FEET AND HANDS

             Chapter 7

     His life in France 

         and Museums

CM1 L'Estagnol France

Leonardo Da Vinci was invited in 

France by the King François the First.

The King François the First 

like talking with him. 

They were friends.

Leonardo Da Vinci lived in Clos Lucé near Amboise Castle

He was named King's official first painter, first engineer and first architect.

When he arrived in France, he was old and his right arm was paralysed, so he painted and work less than in Italy.

He died in France, the 2nd of May 1519.

He is burried at Amboise Castle.

Leonardo Da Vinci artworks can be seen in Italy and in France.

La Joconde, Mona Lisa, is in France, 

at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

                         Vitruvian Man is in Venice 

                         but it can't be seen.

Full size reproductions of his 

machines can be seen at Clos Lucé 

There are also models in Venice.