Leonardo da Vinci

Timeline

1. 1506–1513Milan · LombardyAfter returning to Milan he served Louis XII and later rulers, continuing military engineering and anatomical studies, and around 1511 completed conceptions and sketches for paintings such as The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne.
2. 1513–1516Rome · LazioInvited into Rome by Pope Leo X and his brother Giulio de' Medici, he found himself in the same city as Raphael and Michelangelo, pursuing painting and engineering research, though his large-scale mural projects made limited progress.
3. 1516–1519Amboise · Centre-Val de LoireHe traveled to France with works including the Mona Lisa, served as first painter to the court of Francis I, organized his scientific manuscripts and drawings at the Château du Clos Lucé, and died there in 1519.