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=Leonardo Da Vinci=

· I was born in 1452 · I died in 1519 · I am an inventor, artist engineer · My paintings and inventions changed the world · I am Italian · I was born in Tuscany near Vinci · I am the illegitimate · My father is ser Piero da Vinci, a young lawyer · My Mother is Caterina, a village girl · I never attempted public school · When I was 15 I joined the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence · I studied philosophy, natural history, anatomy, biology, medicine, optics, acoustics, science, mathematics and hydraulics. · I love animals · I am a vegetarian · I am one of the greatest artists of the renaissance time
 * Here are a few details about my life...**

· I invented the early bicycle · I invented the helicopter · I invented the parachute · I invented the hand-glider · I invented the diving gear · I invented an army tank · I invented the first aeroplane · I invented the first repeated rifle · I invented the first swinging bridge · I invented the paddle boat · I invented the first motor car · I am most famous for painting Mona Lisa · I also design machines of war · I was one of the first people to sketch outdoor portraits · I am famous for the way I use light in my pictures · I painted the last supper · I painted the Madonna of the Rocks · I have the most scientific mind of my time
 * I contributed to the Renaissance in the following ways...**

· Without the army tank and the repeated rifle it could have made countries weaker · The way I used light in my pictures inspired lots of other artists · My early bicycle has been altered and is still used today by a lot of people · My Helicopter, parachute, hand-glider, diving gear, aeroplane, swinging bridge, paddle boat and motor car have all been altered and are still used today. · My paintings such as the last supper reminded people of the last supper
 * I think these contributions were particularly important because...**

The picture shown here is of Leoardo which he did himself helps to show that he was good at art and very outgoing becuase no other artist was clever enough to draw a picture of themselves.

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