Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh

Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt van Rijn

Claude Monet

Claude Monet

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí

René Magritte

René Magritte

Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch

Hilma af Klint

Hilma af Klint

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Hokusai

Hokusai

Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe

Horace Pippin

Horace Pippin

Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky

Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper

Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer

Francisco Goya

Francisco Goya

Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt

Painters

Painters

Leonardo da Vinci - Famous People

40 chapters
levelbeginner

Read short famous stories from painters to improve your language skills and learn about their creative lives.

Vocabulary
1.
famous
[adj]
/ˈfeɪməs/
2.
artist
[n]
/ˈɑːrtɪst/
3.
inventor
[n]
/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/
4.
born
[adj]
/bɔrn/
5.
April
[n]
/ˈeɪprəl/
6.
Italy
[n]
/ˈɪtəli/
7.
curious
[adj]
/ˈkjʊriəs/
8.
smart
[adj]
/smɑːrt/
9.
love
[v]
/lʌv/
10.
world
[n]
/wɝld/
11.
teenager
[n]
/ˈtiˌneɪdʒɝ/
12.
paint
[v]
/peɪnt/
13.
draw
[v]
/drɔː/
14.
become
[v]
/bɪˈkʌm/
15.
notice
[v]
/ˈnoʊtɪs/
16.
talent
[n]
/ˈtælənt/
17.
picture
[n]
/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
18.
painting
[n]
/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
19.
interested
[adj]
/ˈɪntrəstɪd/
20.
study
[v]
/ˈstʌdi/
21.
human body
[n]
/hjˈuːmən bˈɑːdi/
22.
nature
[n]
/ˈneɪtʃɚ/
23.
drawing
[n]
/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
24.
notebook
[n]
/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/
25.
invent
[v]
/ɪnˈvɛnt/
26.
design
[n]
/dɪˈzaɪn/
27.
machine
[n]
/məˈʃin/
28.
helicopter
[n]
/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑːptɚ/
29.
bicycle
[n]
/ˈbaɪsɪkl/
30.
invention
[n]
/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/
31.
advanced
[adj]
/ədˈvænst/
32.
spend
[v]
/spɛnd/
33.
France
[n]
/fræns/
34.
king
[n]
/ˈkɪŋ/
35.
invite
[v]
/ɪnˈvaɪt/
36.
work
[n]
/wɝːk/
37.
talented
[adj]
/ˈtæləntɪd/

1.
famous
[adj]
/ˈfeɪməs/
2.
artist
[n]
/ˈɑːrtɪst/
3.
inventor
[n]
/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/
4.
born
[adj]
/bɔrn/
5.
April
[n]
/ˈeɪprəl/
6.
Italy
[n]
/ˈɪtəli/
7.
curious
[adj]
/ˈkjʊriəs/
8.
smart
[adj]
/smɑːrt/
9.
love
[v]
/lʌv/
10.
world
[n]
/wɝld/
11.
teenager
[n]
/ˈtiˌneɪdʒɝ/
12.
paint
[v]
/peɪnt/
13.
draw
[v]
/drɔː/
14.
become
[v]
/bɪˈkʌm/
15.
notice
[v]
/ˈnoʊtɪs/
16.
talent
[n]
/ˈtælənt/
17.
picture
[n]
/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
18.
painting
[n]
/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
19.
interested
[adj]
/ˈɪntrəstɪd/
20.
study
[v]
/ˈstʌdi/
21.
human body
[n]
/hjˈuːmən bˈɑːdi/
22.
nature
[n]
/ˈneɪtʃɚ/
23.
drawing
[n]
/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
24.
notebook
[n]
/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/
25.
invent
[v]
/ɪnˈvɛnt/
26.
design
[n]
/dɪˈzaɪn/
27.
machine
[n]
/məˈʃin/
28.
helicopter
[n]
/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑːptɚ/
29.
bicycle
[n]
/ˈbaɪsɪkl/
30.
invention
[n]
/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/
31.
advanced
[adj]
/ədˈvænst/
32.
spend
[v]
/spɛnd/
33.
France
[n]
/fræns/
34.
king
[n]
/ˈkɪŋ/
35.
invite
[v]
/ɪnˈvaɪt/
36.
work
[n]
/wɝːk/
37.
talented
[adj]
/ˈtæləntɪd/
1.
famous
[adj]
/ˈfeɪməs/
famoso
2.
artist
[n]
/ˈɑːrtɪst/
artista
3.
inventor
[n]
/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/
inventore
4.
born
[adj]
/bɔrn/
nato
5.
April
[n]
/ˈeɪprəl/
aprile
6.
Italy
[n]
/ˈɪtəli/
Italia
7.
curious
[adj]
/ˈkjʊriəs/
curioso
8.
smart
[adj]
/smɑːrt/
inteligente
9.
love
[v]
/lʌv/
adorare
10.
world
[n]
/wɝld/
mondo
11.
teenager
[n]
/ˈtiˌneɪdʒɝ/
adolescente
12.
paint
[v]
/peɪnt/
dipingere
13.
draw
[v]
/drɔː/
disegnare
14.
become
[v]
/bɪˈkʌm/
diventare
15.
notice
[v]
/ˈnoʊtɪs/
notare
16.
talent
[n]
/ˈtælənt/
talento
17.
picture
[n]
/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
foto
18.
painting
[n]
/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
dipinto
19.
interested
[adj]
/ˈɪntrəstɪd/
interessarsi di
20.
study
[v]
/ˈstʌdi/
studiare
21.
human body
[n]
/hjˈuːmən bˈɑːdi/
corpo umano
22.
nature
[n]
/ˈneɪtʃɚ/
natura
23.
drawing
[n]
/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
disegno
24.
notebook
[n]
/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/
taccuino
25.
invent
[v]
/ɪnˈvɛnt/
inventare
26.
design
[n]
/dɪˈzaɪn/
progettazione
27.
machine
[n]
/məˈʃin/
machina
28.
helicopter
[n]
/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑːptɚ/
elicottero
29.
bicycle
[n]
/ˈbaɪsɪkl/
bicicletta
30.
invention
[n]
/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/
invenzione
31.
advanced
[adj]
/ədˈvænst/
avanzato
32.
spend
[v]
/spɛnd/
passare
33.
France
[n]
/fræns/
Francia
34.
king
[n]
/ˈkɪŋ/
re
35.
invite
[v]
/ɪnˈvaɪt/
invitare
36.
work
[n]
/wɝːk/
lavoro
37.
talented
[adj]
/ˈtæləntɪd/
talentuoso

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Leonardo da Vinci 
Read a short story of an artist who created some of the most famous artworks in history. 
1.1
Leonardo da Vinci was a famous artist and inventor.  He was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy.  Leonardo was very curious and smart from a young age.  He loved to learn about the world. 

Leonardo da Vinci era un famoso artista e inventore. Nacque il 15 aprile 1452 a Vinci, in Italia. Leonardo era molto curioso e intelligente fin da giovane. Amava imparare cose sul mondo.

1.2
Leonardo moved to Florence when he was a teenager.  There, he learned how to paint and draw.  He became a very good artist.  People noticed his talent and he got many jobs that were painting pictures. 

Leonardo si trasferì a Firenze quando era un adolescente. Lì, imparò a dipingere e disegnare. Divenne un artista molto bravo. La gente notò il suo talento e ottenne molti lavori che consistevano nel dipingere quadri.

1.3
One of Leonardo's most famous paintings is the "Mona Lisa."  Another famous work is "The Last Supper."  These paintings are very famous around the world.  People love them because they are so beautiful. 

Uno dei dipinti più famosi di Leonardo è la "Gioconda". Un'altra opera famosa è "L'Ultima Cena". Questi dipinti sono molto famosi in tutto il mondo. Le persone li amano perché sono così belli.

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1.4
Leonardo loved painting but he was also interested in how things work.  He studied the human body, animals, and nature.  He made many drawings of what he learned.  His notebooks are full of these drawings. 

Leonardo amava dipingere ma era anche interessato a come funzionano le cose. Studiò il corpo umano, gli animali e la natura. Fece molti disegni di ciò che imparò. I suoi quaderni sono pieni di questi disegni.

1.5
Leonardo also liked to invent things.  He drew designs for machines like helicopters and bicycles long time before they were really made.  He never built his inventions, but his ideas were very advanced for his time. 

Leonardo amava anche inventare cose. Disegnò progetti per macchine come elicotteri e biciclette molto tempo prima che fossero realmente costruiti. Non costruì mai le sue invenzioni, ma le sue idee erano molto avanzate per il suo tempo.

1.6
Leonardo spent his last years in France.  The king of France invited him there.  The king really liked Leonardo's works.  Leonardo died on May 2, 1519, in Amboise, France.  He was 67 years old. 

Leonardo trascorse i suoi ultimi anni in Francia. Il re di Francia lo invitò lì. Al re piacevano molto le opere di Leonardo. Leonardo morì il 2 maggio 1519 ad Amboise, in Francia. Aveva 67 anni.

1.7
Fun fact: Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other hand at the same time.  This is very hard to do.  This skill shows how talented and special he was. 

Curiosità: Leonardo da Vinci poteva scrivere con una mano e disegnare con l'altra contemporaneamente. È molto difficile da fare. Questa abilità mostra quanto fosse talentuoso e speciale.

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1.

Where was Leonardo da Vinci born?

A

France

B

Italy

C

Spain

D

Germany

2.

What is one of Leonardo’s most famous paintings?

A

Starry Night

B

The Scream

C

Mona Lisa

D

The Thinker

3.

Put the events in order from earliest to latest.

he moved to france.
leonardo moved to florence.
he died in 1519.
he painted the mona lisa.
4.

Match the things Leonardo studied or created to their descriptions.

The Last Supper
Helicopter
Human body
A famous painting by Leonardo
Something he studied and drew
An invention idea he designed
5.

Fill in the blanks with the correct word:

Leonardo da Vinci was not only a

but also an

. He designed machines like

and

. However, he never built his

.

painter
inventor
helicopters
bicycles
inventions
6.

Is this sentence True or False?
"Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other hand at the same time."

A

True

B

False

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