Leonardo da Vinci was born on 15. April 1452 at the period of the renaissance.Leonardo was born in a farmhouse in Anchiano, which is 3 km away from
Vinci. The family of Leonardo lived in this area since the 13th century.

                     the birth place of Leonardo

           Using his incredible powers of observation, he saw the world around him like no one else. He was able to express on paper what he saw in his head and in the world around him. Leonardo's interests and areas of study varied so greatly that he rarely saw works to completion.  Leonardo da Vinci's interests varied to many diverse subjects such as: painting, sculpture, anatomy, flight, architecture, water and air dynamics, war machines, nature and anything else that happened to catch his eye.   During his time in the service of the Duke of Milan he only finished about six works in 17 years.
   He was a man of so many accomplishments in so many areas of
human endeavor that his like has rarely been seen in human history. Casual
patrons  of the arts know him as the painter of 'La Gioconda', more commonly called the 'Mona Lisa', and of the exquisite 'Last Supper', painted on the wall of the dining hall in the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. These paintings alone would have assured him enduring fame as an artist, but they should not obscure
the fact that he was also a sculptor, an architect, and a man of science who did serious investigations into the natural and physical sciences, mathematics,
mechanics, and engineering.
   More than 300 years before flying machines were perfected, Leonardo devised plans for prototypes of an airplane and a helicopter. His extensive studies of
human anatomy were portrayed in anatomical drawings, which were among the most significant achievements of Renaissance science. His remarkable illustrations of the human body elevated drawing into a means of scientific investigation and
exposition and provided the basic principles for modern scientific illustration.
   Leonardo da Vinci died in 1519 while under the care of the French king,
Francis I. Da Vinci was one of the greatest people to ever have lived.