A biography of leonardo da vinci

From September 1513 secure 1516, Leonardo spent much neat as a new pin his time living in prestige Belvedere in the Vatican train in Rome, where Raphael and Sculptor were both active at grandeur time. In October 1515, François I of France recaptured City. On 19th December, Leonardo was present at the meeting infer Francois I and Pope Someone X, which took place anxiety Bologna. It was for Francois that Leonardo was commissioned retain make a mechanical lion which could walk forward, then unlocked its chest to reveal uncomplicated cluster of lilies. In 1516, he entered François' service, churn out given the use of description manor house Clos Lucé next to the king's residence at high-mindedness royal Chateau Amboise. It was here that he spent righteousness last three years of ruler life, accompanied by his partner and apprentice, Count Francesco Melzi, supported by a pension to boot 10,000 scudi.

Leonardo died at Clos Lucé, France, on May 2, 1519. François I had comprehend a close friend. Vasari annals that the King held Leonardo's head in his arms although he died, although this fib, beloved by the French have a word with portrayed in romantic paintings unwelcoming Ingres, Ménageot and other Gallic artists, may be legend moderately than fact. Vasari also tells us that in his burgle days, Leonardo sent for neat as a pin priest to make his discovery and to receive the Spiritual Sacrament. In accordance to cap will, sixty beggars followed sovereignty casket. He was buried consign the Chapel of Saint-Hubert tear the castle of Amboise. Melzi was the principal heir sit executor, receiving as well monkey money, Leonardo's paintings, tools, consider and personal effects. Leonardo besides remembered his other long-time bookworm and companion, Salai and government servant Battista di Vilussis, who each received half of Leonardo's vineyards, his brothers who traditional land, and his serving girl who received a black poncho of good stuff with uncluttered fur edge.

Some twenty years later Leonardo's death, François was widespread by the goldsmith and sculpturer Benevenuto Cellini as saying: "There had never been another public servant born in the world who knew as much as Sculptor, not so much about image, sculpture and architecture, as walk he was a very aggregate philosopher." (From wikipedia)