Born | 14/15 April 1452 (age 570) Vinci, Republic of Florence |
Died | 2 May 1519 (aged 67) France |
Works | Mona Lisa • The Last Supper • Vitruvian Man • Salvator Mundi |
Fields | Mechanics • optics • cartography • botany • hydraulics |
Movement | |
Known for | First camera • early form of light bulb • pen-and-ink drawings |
Occupations | Artist • scientist • inventor • writer • mathematician • musician • architect • anatomist |
Other names | Il Genio Universale • The Renaissance Man |
Years active | 1476–1519 |
Notable inventions | First camera • early form of light bulb |