#p <nat>Italian<o>artist<o>inventor<o>scientist<n>Leonardo da Vinci<b>1452 Apr 15<d>1519 May 2<c>Florence<mov>1482<c>Milan<mov>1499<c>Mantua<c>Venice<mov>1500 Apr<c>Florence<mov>1506 Jun<c>Milan<mov>1507<c>Florence<mov>1508<c>Milan<mov>1513<c>Rome<mov>1516 Dec(12)<c>France<info>Leonardo was the illegitimate son of a Florentine notary, Piero da Vinci, and a young woman named Caterina.<ref>Grolier Encyclopaedia
#e <t>painting<n>Mona Lisa<au>da Vinci<d>1503<e>1505<c>Florence<info>The Mona Lisa is a portrait of the wife of Francesco del Giocondo.<ref>Grolier Encyclopaedia
#e <t>painting<tit>The Last Supper<au>da Vinci<d>1495<e>1498<c>Milan<info>This fresco was made for the refectory of the ducal church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. Leonardo portrayed the apostles' reactions to Christ's startling announcement that one of them would betray him. Unfortunately, Leonardo experimented with a new fresco technique that was to show signs of decay as early as 1517. After repeated attempts at restoration, the mural survives only as an impressive ruin.<ref>Grolier Encyclopaedia
#p <nat>Italian<o>sculptor<o>painter<o>architect<n>Michelangelo<aka>Michelangelo Buonarotti<b>1475 Mar 6<d>1564 Feb 18<c>Rome
#e <t>sculpture<tit>David<au>Michelangelo<d>1501<e>1504<c>Florence<info>This marble giant, 4.3 m high, was carved as a symbol of the proud independence of the Florentine republic.<ref>Grolier Encyclopaedia
#e <t>painting<n>Sistine chapel<au>Michelangelo<d>1508<e>1512<c>Vatican<info>This immense fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel is a pictorial cycle devoted to the biblical history of humanity.<ref>Grolier Encyclopaedia