Leonardo da Vinci

Pablo Picasso

Vincent van Gogh

Rembrandt van Rijn

Claude Monet

Michelangelo

Frida Kahlo

Salvador Dalí

René Magritte

Edvard Munch

Hilma af Klint

Andy Warhol

Hokusai

Georgia O'Keeffe

Horace Pippin

Wassily Kandinsky

Edward Hopper

Johannes Vermeer

Francisco Goya

Mary Cassatt

Painters

Leonardo da Vinci - Famous People

40 chapters

beginner

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

Vocabulary

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

artist

[n]

/ˈɑːrtɪst/

inventor

[n]

/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

April

[n]

/ˈeɪprəl/

Italy

[n]

/ˈɪtəli/

curious

[adj]

/ˈkjʊriəs/

smart

[adj]

/smɑːrt/

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/

Practice

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

artist

[n]

/ˈɑːrtɪst/

inventor

[n]

/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

April

[n]

/ˈeɪprəl/

Italy

[n]

/ˈɪtəli/

curious

[adj]

/ˈkjʊriəs/

smart

[adj]

/smɑːrt/

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/

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

известный

artist

[n]

/ˈɑːrtɪst/

художник

inventor

[n]

/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/

изобретатель

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

урождённый

April

[n]

/ˈeɪprəl/

апрель

Italy

[n]

/ˈɪtəli/

Италия

curious

[adj]

/ˈkjʊriəs/

любопытный

smart

[adj]

/smɑːrt/

разумный

love

[v]

/lʌv/

обожать

10.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

мир

11.

teenager

[n]

/ˈtiˌneɪdʒɝ/

подросток

12.

paint

[v]

/peɪnt/

рисовать

13.

draw

[v]

/drɔː/

рисовать

14.

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

становиться

15.

notice

[v]

/ˈnoʊtɪs/

замечать

16.

talent

[n]

/ˈtælənt/

талант

17.

picture

[n]

/ˈpɪktʃɚ/

картинка

18.

painting

[n]

/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/

картина

19.

interested

[adj]

/ˈɪntrəstɪd/

интересующийся

20.

study

[v]

/ˈstʌdi/

изучать

21.

human body

[n]

/hjˈuːmən bˈɑːdi/

человеческое тело

22.

nature

[n]

/ˈneɪtʃɚ/

природа

23.

drawing

[n]

/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

рисунок

24.

notebook

[n]

/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/

тетрадь

25.

invent

[v]

/ɪnˈvɛnt/

изобретать

26.

design

[n]

/dɪˈzaɪn/

дизайн

27.

machine

[n]

/məˈʃin/

машина

28.

helicopter

[n]

/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑːptɚ/

вертолет

29.

bicycle

[n]

/ˈbaɪsɪkl/

велосипед

30.

invention

[n]

/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/

изобретение

31.

advanced

[adj]

/ədˈvænst/

передовой

32.

spend

[v]

/spɛnd/

проводить время

33.

France

[n]

/fræns/

Франция

34.

king

[n]

/ˈkɪŋ/

король

35.

invite

[v]

/ɪnˈvaɪt/

приглашать

36.

work

[n]

/wɝːk/

произведение

37.

talented

[adj]

/ˈtæləntɪd/

талантливый

глава

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.

Леонардо да Винчи был известным художником и изобретателем. Он родился 15 апреля 1452 года в Винчи, Италия. Леонардо был очень любознательным и умным с юных лет. Он любил узнавать о мире.

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.

Леонардо переехал во Флоренцию, когда был подростком. Там он научился рисовать и писать картины. Он стал очень хорошим художником. Люди заметили его талант, и он получил много работы, связанной с рисованием картин.

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.

Одна из самых известных картин Леонардо — «Мона Лиза». Другое известное произведение — «Тайная вечеря». Эти картины очень известны во всем мире. Люди любят их, потому что они такие красивые.

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.

Леонардо любил живопись, но также интересовался тем, как устроены вещи. Он изучал человеческое тело, животных и природу. Он сделал много рисунков того, что узнал. Его тетради полны этих рисунков.

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.

Леонардо также любил изобретать вещи. Он рисовал чертежи машин, таких как вертолеты и велосипеды, задолго до того, как они были действительно сделаны. Он никогда не строил свои изобретения, но его идеи были очень передовыми для его времени.

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.

Леонардо провел свои последние годы во Франции. Король Франции пригласил его туда. Королю очень нравились работы Леонардо. Леонардо умер 2 мая 1519 года в Амбуазе, Франция. Ему было 67 лет.

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.

Интересный факт: Леонардо да Винчи мог писать одной рукой и рисовать другой одновременно. Это очень сложно сделать. Этот навык показывает, насколько он был талантливым и особенным.

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QuizSkip the quiz

Where was Leonardo da Vinci born?

France

Italy

Spain

Germany

What is one of Leonardo’s most famous paintings?

Starry Night

The Scream

Mona Lisa

The Thinker

Put the events in order from earliest to latest.

he died in 1519.

he moved to france.

leonardo moved to florence.

he painted the mona lisa.

Match the things Leonardo studied or created to their descriptions.

The Last Supper

Helicopter

Human body

Something he studied and drew

A famous painting by Leonardo

An invention idea he designed

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

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

True

False