Renaissance
Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci
The Life and Early Training of Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was born on 15 April 1452 near the small Tuscan village of Anchiano. He was the illegitimate son of Piero da Vinci and Caterina di Meo Lippi. His early years were spent in this rural setting, far from the busy streets of the larger cities. This beginning shaped the way he would later observe the natural world. At fourteen, he entered the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. This apprenticeship provided the foundation for his ability to capture the human form. In the studio, he learned the discipline of drawing and…
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An Interactive Constellation
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Leonardo da Vinci's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
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Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.