People Who Changed the World: Science and Arts

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LEONARDO DA VINCI Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 near Vinci Italy From an early age Leonardo showed he had artistic talent At 14 years old he began to work in Florence for the famous artist Andrea del Verrocchio During this time he developed a wide range of artistic skills including painting sculpting drawing and even carpentry Replica of an artist’s workshop from the time of da Vinci Although not many of da Vinci’s original drawings paintings and sculptures remain in existence he is still considered to be one of the greatest artists who ever lived One of the most famous paintings in the world the Mona Lisa was painted by da Vinci The painting is located in the Louvre Museum in Paris and receives more than six million visitors every year Experts estimate the painting is worth nearly 800 million Da Vinci painted in the Renaissance style The Renaissance period was a time of discovery and observation in the sciences and arts with a focus on revealing truth 6