500th Anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's Death

One of the greatest artists and scientists in human history, Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Italian town Vinci near Florence and died in Amboiseu, France on May 2, 1519. He lived and worked in the time of Renaissance, one of the most creative period which lead to great reversals in science and art.

Da Vinci was educated and versatile genius who was in front of his time, led by research spirit and the inexhaustible desire for new knowledge. Extremely talented, interested in different fields of life from architecture and mechanics, mathematics and physics to painting and sculpture.

His ideas are contained in more than 6.000 records and preserved drawings reveal brilliant talent for drawing up the sketches created by the careful observation and precise documentation. The most famous works are the wall fresco in the Santa Maria delle Grazie monastery in Milan “The Last Supper” and “Mona Lisa” the most famous portrait of all times located in the Parisian museum Louvre.

(Željka Šaravaja)