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/

känd

artist

[n]

/ˈɑːrtɪst/

konstnär

inventor

[n]

/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/

uppfinnare

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

född

April

[n]

/ˈeɪprəl/

april

Italy

[n]

/ˈɪtəli/

Italien

curious

[adj]

/ˈkjʊriəs/

nyfiken

smart

[adj]

/smɑːrt/

smart,intelligent

love

[v]

/lʌv/

älska

10.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

värld

11.

teenager

[n]

/ˈtiˌneɪdʒɝ/

tonåring

12.

paint

[v]

/peɪnt/

måla

13.

draw

[v]

/drɔː/

rita

14.

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

bli

15.

notice

[v]

/ˈnoʊtɪs/

märka

16.

talent

[n]

/ˈtælənt/

talang

17.

picture

[n]

/ˈpɪktʃɚ/

bild

18.

painting

[n]

/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/

målning

19.

interested

[adj]

/ˈɪntrəstɪd/

intresserad

20.

study

[v]

/ˈstʌdi/

studera

21.

human body

[n]

/hjˈuːmən bˈɑːdi/

människokroppen

22.

nature

[n]

/ˈneɪtʃɚ/

natur

23.

drawing

[n]

/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

teckning

24.

notebook

[n]

/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/

anteckningsbok

25.

invent

[v]

/ɪnˈvɛnt/

uppfinna

26.

design

[n]

/dɪˈzaɪn/

design

27.

machine

[n]

/məˈʃin/

maskin

28.

helicopter

[n]

/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑːptɚ/

helikopter

29.

bicycle

[n]

/ˈbaɪsɪkl/

cykel

30.

invention

[n]

/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/

uppfinning

31.

advanced

[adj]

/ədˈvænst/

avancerad

32.

spend

[v]

/spɛnd/

tillbringa

33.

France

[n]

/fræns/

Frankrike

34.

king

[n]

/ˈkɪŋ/

kung

35.

invite

[v]

/ɪnˈvaɪt/

bjuda in

36.

work

[n]

/wɝːk/

verk

37.

talented

[adj]

/ˈtæləntɪd/

begåvad

kapitel

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 var en berömd konstnär och uppfinnare. Han föddes den 15 april 1452 i Vinci, Italien. Leonardo var mycket nyfiken och smart från en ung ålder. Han älskade att lära sig om världen.

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 flyttade till Florens när han var tonåring. Där lärde han sig hur man målar och ritar. Han blev en mycket bra konstnär. Folk märkte hans talang och han fick många jobb som innebar att måla tavlor.

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.

En av Leonardos mest kända målningar är 'Mona Lisa'. Ett annat känt verk är 'Nattvarden'. Dessa målningar är mycket kända över hela världen. Människor älskar dem för att de är så vackra.

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 älskade att måla men han var också intresserad av hur saker fungerar. Han studerade människokroppen, djur och naturen. Han gjorde många teckningar av vad han lärde sig. Hans anteckningsböcker är fulla av dessa teckningar.

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 gillade också att uppfinna saker. Han ritade design för maskiner som helikoptrar och cyklar långt innan de verkligen gjordes. Han byggde aldrig sina uppfinningar, men hans idéer var mycket avancerade för sin tid.

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 tillbringade sina sista år i Frankrike. Frankrikes kung bjöd in honom dit. Kungen gillade verkligen Leonardos verk. Leonardo dog den 2 maj 1519 i Amboise, Frankrike. Han var 67 år gammal.

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.

Kul fakta: Leonardo da Vinci kunde skriva med en hand och rita med den andra samtidigt. Detta är mycket svårt att göra. Denna färdighet visar hur begåvad och speciell han var.

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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

An invention idea he designed

A famous painting by Leonardo

Something he studied and drew

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