Leonardo Da Vinci

Quick Facts
One of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, best known for his masterpieces; Mona Lisa, Madonna of the Rocks, and The Last Supper. He was also a sculptor, scientist, inventor, mathematician, philosopher and vegetarian.
Lived: 1452 - 1519
Born in: Vinci, Italy
Birthday and astrological sign: April 15, 1452, Aries

Died: May 2, 1519, Age 67
AKA: Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, da Vinci meaning "from the town of Vinci".

Quote: When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.
Fun Facts: He was left handed, possibly dyslexic and wrote backwards sometimes using characters and abbreviations that he invented himself. He enjoyed purchasing caged birds so that he could set them free and believed that "The time will come when men will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men." He also dissected human cadavers. (artpromote)