| April 15,1452 | Leonardo da Vinci born on a small farm in Vinci |
| December 1452 | Father took Leonardo to Florence |
| 1466 | Became apperentice at best studio in Italy |
| 1481 | Leonardo went to Milan to paint for the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza. |
| 1495-1497 | Worked on "Last Supper" and made many inventions for the army |
| 1502 | Leonardo came back to Florence to entered the service of Cesare Borgia |
| 1503 | Started "Mona Lisa" |
| 1506 | Went back to Milan at the summons of its French governor, Charles d'Amboise. |
| 1507 | Named court painter to King XII of France |
| 1516 | Went to france to enter service for King Francis I and lived in Amboise Castle |
| May 2,1519 | Died at 67 years old |
