Biography Quiz - Leonardo da Vinci

1. In what artistic style or period did Leonardo da Vinci live?

2. At the age of 14, Leonardo da Vinci became an apprentice for what artist?

3. What drawing of da Vinci's portrays a man who has perfect proportions?

4. In which city in the convent of church Santa Maria delle Grazie did Leonardo paint the Last Supper?

5. What painting is not one of Leonardo da Vinci's work?

6. Who was Leonardo's patron during his 17 years stay in Milan?

7. Leonardo's work covered four main themes. Which was not among them?

8. What was Leonardo da Vinci suffering at age of 65 from?

9. What Leonardo's painting was sold at auction for US$450.3 million, setting a new record for most expensive painting ever sold at public auction?

10. What crime was Leonardo charged with in 1476?

11. Who was the model for the Mona Lisa?

12. What lost painting by Leonardo some commentators believe to be still hidden beneath one of the later frescoes in the Palazzo Vecchio?

13. What famous artist was considered a suspect in the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa?

14. Where is the Mona Lisa located?

15. In which present country was Leonardo da Vinci buried in 1519?