A boy in Italy
What does Leonardo's surname (da Vinci) mean?
It means of Vinci
(the Italian city where he was born)
How long did Leonardo live in Milan?
He lived in Milan for 17 years.
SILLY QUESTION! 🎉
Florence is a city in Italy. YES or NO?
YES.
Who did Leonardo work for when he moved to Rome?
He worked for the Pope.
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What's the capital city of France?
PARIS
Did he go to school?
No, he didn't.
Who did Leonardo work for while living in Milan?
He worked for the Duke of Milan.
Who did Leonardo work for when he moved back to Florence?
He worked for the Duke of Florence. (= Cesare Borgia)
SILLY QUESTION! 🎉
Rome is the capital city of Spain. YES or NO?
NO.
Who did Leonardo work for when he moved to France?
He worked for the King of France (= King Francois I)
How old was he when he moved to Florence to learn to draw, paint and sculpt with a very important artist at that time?
He was 14 / 15 (both answers are OK!)
What famous painting did he paint during his years in Milan?
The Last Supper.
What famous painting did he paint during these years in Florence?
What did the Pope forbid Leonardo to do?
He forbade Leonardo to study the human body (= anatomy)
Leonardo spent his last years and died in this country.
YES or NO
YES.
Leonardo moved to Florence to become an apprentice to a very important artist.
What was this artist's name?
Andrea del Verrocchio
What other thing did the Duke of Milan order Leonardo to do? (Apart from painting and sculpting)
He ordered Leonardo to design war machinery, for example, a tank, a submarine, a helicopter and different weapons.
Where is The Mona Lisa exhibited?
It's in the Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
What did Leonardo use to study the human body?
He used cadavers.
NOT A SILLY QUESTION! 😮
Why was Leonardo considered to be a polymath?
Because he mastered many different disciplines, for example, painting, sculpting, engineering, mathematics, chemistry, biology, anatomy, etc.