Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, Italy, April 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519, Cloux, France) was an Italian Renaissance polymath: an architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter.
Da Vinci was born in 1452 in the small town of Anchiano, which was close to Vinci. He was an illegitimate child of the Florentine notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Catherina. His full birth name was Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, meaning Leonardo, of ser Piero from Vinci.
