Born April 25,1452 Leonardo Da Vinci was born in the small town of Anchiano. His father Piero a successful notary, and his mother Caterina a peasant women. Leonardo has contributed much to our culture artistically and scientifically. As a boy, Leonardo was fascinated with the birds and flowers of nature, which are seen in his paintings in adulthood. His superb quality of the detailed landscapes shows off Leonardo’s artistic qualities. One of Leonardo’s most …showed first 75 words of 814 total…

…showed last 75 words of 814 total…perfectly illustrate his masterpieces of paintings such as the Mona Lisa. 5 Work Cited “Leonardo Da Vinci.” n. pag. Online. Internet. 29 Nov. 1998. Available: http://www.ucmp.berkely.edu./history/vinci.html. “Leonardo Da Vinci.” Mona Lisa. n. pag. Online. Internet. 30 Nov. 1998. Available: http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/vinci/joconde/ Microsoft ®, Encarta ® 98 Encyclopedia. “Mona Lisa” Microsoft Web Museum (1993-1997): n. pag. 11 Nov. 1998 Vasari, G. “Lives of the Artist” Biographies of the Most Eminent Architects, Painters