The Ultimate Leonardo da Vinci Quiz

How much do you know about Leonardo da Vinci? Answer these 28 questions to find out!

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When was he born?

15 April 1452

At age 14, who was his teacher in Florence?

Andrea del Verrocchio

Who was above's master, who died at this time? (hint: purple turtle)

Donatello

At the age of 20, what did he get a master in?

Guild of Saint Luke

What is da Vinci's first known work?

Landscape of the Arno Valley

What house ruled Florence, during this time?

House of Medici

What early unfinished painting was da Vinci commissioned to paint by the monks of San Donato in Scopeto?

The Adoration of the Magi

What year was da Vinci sent as an ambassador by Lorenzo de 'Medici to the Ludovico il Moro, Duke of Milan?

1482

What two paintings that were near identical to one other did da Vinci paint in 1483-6?

Virgin of the Rocks

What Kingdom did da Vinci travel to on behalf of Sforza, in Spring 1485?

Hungary

What armoured vehicle did Leonardo da Vinci sketch in 1487 despite it being invented in 1915 (during WW1)?

tank

What machine did da Vinci sketch and possibly invent in c.1488?

a flying machine

What was da Vinci's drawing in c.1490 that is regarded as a cultural icon of the high renaissance? (hint: ideal body proportions)

Vitruvian Man

What famous painting did da Vinci finish painting in 1495-1498?

The Last Supper

What relic is missing from the painting?

Holy Grail

When Sforza was overthrown by France in 1499, where did da Vinci flee to?

Republic of Venice

What painting did da Vinci paint in 1599-1510, that was sold at a public auction 2017 for a recor- breaking fee of $450.3 million?

Salvator Mundi

After returning to Florence in 1500, what cartoon did da Vinci create that "men [and] women, young and old" flocked to see it "as if they were going to a solemn festival."?

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist

Who was the father of Cesare Borgia, who in 1502 da Vinci acted as a military architect and engineer for?

Pope Alexander VI

In early 1503, who was the model for da Vinci's Mona Lisa - the most famous painting in history?

Lisa del Giocondo

What famous Italian painter painted the companion piece of da Vinci's mural of The Battle of Anghiari, The Battle of Cascina? (hint: orange turtle)

Michelangelo

What flying aircraft did Leonardo da Vinci sketch in his Codex on the Flight of Birds in 1505, it was later invented in 1907?

helicopter

In 1506, who did da Vinci take on as a pupil - considered his favourite student?

Count Francesco Melzi

As well as orange turtle, da Vinci lived in Apostolic Palace in 1516, with what other famous painter? (hint: red turtle)

Raphael

What mechanical animal did di Vinci make, that walked towards the King and – upon being struck by a wand – opened its chest to reveal a cluster of lilies?

lion

When did Leonardo die?

2 May 1519

What did he possibly die of?

a stroke

What French King did da Vinci befriend in his last few years of his life and legend has it was holding da Vinci's hand on his deathbed?

Francis I

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