Leonardo da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities
TIMELINE 1638 Gutenberg invents printing with movable type Leonardo born in Vinci 1952 1966 Leonardo apprenticed to Verrocchio Copernicus born in Poland 1923 1982 Leonardo moves to Milan The plagues thousands in Milan 1985 1992 Columbus sails the Atlantic and discovers the New World Leonar ins The Last Supper 14 1999 French capture Milan Leonardo returns to Florence Michelangelo creates statue of David 150 150 t Leonardo begins painting Mona Lisa
Leonardo returns to Milan HT 1506 512 Leonardo moves to Rome Michelangelo finishes painting the Sistine Chapel Machiavelli writes The Prince 1513 since 1515 t Francoisi becomes King of France Leonardo moves to France 1516 1512 Luther denounces the Catholic church and the Reformation begins 1519 Magellan's expedition begins its voyage around the world Leonardo dies 1543 Copernicus publishes theory stating Earth revolves around the Sun
ONE A Boy in Vinci he baby's mother rushed out to the yard waving her arms A hawk was perched on her child's cra dle Shoo she cried The bird lifted its wings and flew off For a moment she thought it would grasp the baby in its claws to carry him away over the hills but the child was safe When she reached down to pick him up he was following the hawk's flight with his eyes and smiling The child Leonardo was born on April 15 1452 in a mountainous region of Italy called Tuscany near the small village of Vinci His mother Caterina was a young peasant woman beautiful and poor His father Ser Piero was an ambitious young man from a wealthy family who was just beginning his career as a notary Leonardo's parents did not marry each oth er As a baby Leonardo stayed with his mother When he was almost two years old he was taken from her home and raised on his father's
Study for the head of Leda Leonardo da Vinci 1505 07 Ser Piero was often away on business traveling to neighboring towns Eventually he met and married a young wealthy woman Albiera di Giovanni Amadori and they settled in her home in the city of Florence It was decided that Leonardo would remain in Vinci and he was raised by his grandparents and his uncle
