Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man, a man of “unquenchable curiosity” and “feverishly inventive imagination”. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. According to art historian Helen Gardner, the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent and “his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, the man himself mysterious and remote”. Marco Rosci points out, however, that while there is much speculation about Leonardo, his vision of the world is essentially logical rather than mysterious, and that the empirical methods he employed were unusual for his time. Source: Wikipedia

Leonardo da Vinci Quiz Questions

1) When was Leonardo da Vinci born?
a) 15 April 1452
b) 30 October 1431
c) 19 November 1419
d) 2 January 1421

2) Where was Leonardo da Vinci born?
a) Milan
b) Genoa
c) Venice
d) Vinci

3) Under whom was Leonardo da Vinci an apprentice?
a) Michaelangelo
b) Giovanni Boccacio
c) Andrea del Verrocchio
d) Petrarch

4) Which painting of Leonardo da Vinci is also known as La Gioconda?
a) The Adoration of the Magi
b) The Last Supper
c) Mona Lisa
d) Benois Madonna

5) From 1482 to 1499 Leonardo da Vinci worked under Ludovico Sforza. Who was Ludovico Sforza?
a) Duke of Burgundy
b) Duke of Milan
c) King of France
d) King of Austria

6) When did Leonardo da Vinci paint The Last Supper?
a) 1452
b) 1466
c) 1477
d) 1495

7) Who on 18 August 1502 appointed Leonardo da Vinci as Military Engineer General?
a) Cesare Borgia
b) Niccolo Machiavelli
c) Leo X
d) Julius II

8) Who offered the title of Premier Painter to Leonardo da Vinci?
a) Francis I
b) Charles II
c) James II
d) Edward III

9) When did Leonardo da Vinci die?
a) 19 July 1521
b) 2 May 1519
c) 7 September 1523
d) 14 December 1517

10) Where did Leonardo da Vinci die?
a) Cloux
b) Mantua
c) Florence
d) Naples

Leonardo da Vinci Quiz Questions with Answers

1) When was Leonardo da Vinci born?
a) 15 April 1452

2) Where was Leonardo da Vinci born?
d) Vinci

3) Under whom was Leonardo da Vinci an apprentice?
c) Andrea del Verrocchio

4) Which painting of Leonardo da Vinci is also known as La Gioconda?
c) Mona Lisa

5) From 1482 to 1499 Leonardo da Vinci worked under Ludovico Sforza. Who was Ludovico Sforza?
b) Duke of Milan

6) When did Leonardo da Vinci paint The Last Supper?
d) 1495

7) Who on 18 August 1502 appointed Leonardo da Vinci as Military Engineer General?
a) Cesare Borgia

8) Who offered the title of Premier Painter to Leonardo da Vinci?
a) Francis I

9) When did Leonardo da Vinci die?
b) 2 May 1519

10) Where did Leonardo da Vinci die?
a) Cloux