Leonardo da Vinci is probably the most famous artist of the Renaissance Period and perhaps all time. But what many people don\'t know is that he wasn\'t just a genius in art but he also excelled in sculpting, architecture, and inventing. Leonardo was born in a small stone house on April 15, 1452. ...

Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1452 on his father\'s estate in Vinci, Italy. He received his education on the estate until the age of fifteen. This is when his father had noticed Leonardo\'s potential and had decided to send him to be an apprentice to the artist Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. Th...

Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 14, 1452 in the town of Vinci located near Florence, Italy. He lived during the fifteenth century, which is a period when the people of Europe become fascinated with art. This period of time was known as the Renaissance period. As history tells it, Leonard...

Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 14, 1452 in the town of Vinci near Florence Italy. He kept the name of his town for his last name. He lived during the fifteenth century, a period when the people of Europe were becoming interested in art. This period of time was known as the Renaissance pe...

Each day hundreds of tourists flock to the Louvre Museum in Paris to admire the most famous painting in the world, the "Mona Lisa." This artist's legacy lives today as his creations continue to inspire artists, scientists, and the common man even four hundred years after his death. This artist, Le...

Geniuses come few and far between in history. Hippocrates came in the late BC period. Einstein came in the late 1800s-early 1900s. Leonardo came in between the two of them, but is not recognized as well as they are. He was a brilliant human being. He was a master in the fields of paint...

Leonardo da Vinci was an extraordinary man. He created famous paintings like the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. These painting alone would has ensured him a place in history. Most people know him for his painting, yet he didn't only specialize in painting. Leonardo explored a vast variety of sub...

Francis Bacon was born in Dublin, Ireland, on October 28, 1909, the second of five children to Edward and Winfrey Bacon. The Bacon family lived there until 1914, when Edward took up work in the War Office in London, England. After 1918, the family moved back and forth from London to Dublin. During...