In addition, he was a great inventor. Leonardo invented the military tank, the wheelbarrow, and roller bearings. Plans for dozens of machines and weapons were made by him.
He also experimented with submarine and airplane models. Besides, Leonardo was great as an engineer and scientist. He was also a musician, a poet, and a sculptor. Undoubtedly, Leonardo da Vinci can justly be called a genius.
The artist was born in Vinci, the village in Italy. Being a child, he lived with the father’s parents. When his father understood that Leonardo was keen in painting, he decided to send the boy to an excellent teacher and painter. One day Leonardo painted a wonderful angel in his teacher’s picture. “You are greater than me”, noticed the teacher.
When Leonardo was 25 years old, he started to paint independently, first in Florence, Milan and Venice, and then – in France.
His famous picture “The Last Supper” is situated on the wall of the chapel in Milan. One of the famous Leonardo’s paintings is “Mona Liza”. This picture represents a woman with an intriguing smile. Now it represents one of the most wonderful treasures in the Louvre.
Leonardo’s pictures are so beautiful that they are like a beautiful music, hard to describe. The faces of the people on his pictures are full of expression. Leonardo used effects on light and shade in the new way, making people look very lifelike.