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Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)1452 to 1519

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Teachers and mentors3

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Andrea del Verrocchio
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
John Argyropoulos
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli

Taught8

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Andrea Solari
born 1460
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio
born 1467
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Marco d'Oggiono
born 1470
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Giovanni Francesco Rustici
born 1474
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Cesare da Sesto
born 1477
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Salaì
born 1480
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Francesco Melzi
born 1492
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Pontormo
born 1494

Education and career2

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1482 to 1500
Ludovico Sforza
worked
undated
Cesare Borgia
worked

At a glance

known as: painter, engineer, astronomer, anatomist, mathematician, sculptor, polymath, architect, diplomat, inventor, composer, physicist, physiologist, botanist, chemist, zoologist, caricaturist, scientist, architectural drafter, designer, writer, visual artist, master builder, naturalist, graphic artist, mechanic, artist, musician, librettist, natural philosopher
fields: Renaissance architecture, scenography, engineering, physiology, painting
notable works: Adoration of the Magi, Virgin of the Rocks, Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Lady with an Ermine, Vitruvian Man, Annunciation, Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, Saint John the Baptist, Leonardo's aerial screw, Portrait of Isabella d'Este, Head of a Woman, Salvator Mundi, Annunciation, Battle Between a Rider and a Dragon, Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Allegory on the Fidelity of the Lizard (recto); Design for a Stage Setting (verso), Codex Atlanticus (F0026), Codex Atlanticus (F0089), Codex Atlanticus (F0133), Codex Atlanticus (F0139), Codex Atlanticus (F0149), Codex Atlanticus (F0157), Codex Atlanticus (F0812), Codex Atlanticus (F0845), Codex Atlanticus (F0965), Codex Atlanticus (F1069), Codex Atlanticus (F1070), Copy of the Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper, Drapery Study for a Seated Figure, Studies for a Madonna with a Cat, Studies of an Old Man and a Youth (Salai?) in Profile, Facing each Other, Profile of an Old Man, Female Head, Female Head in Profile, Perspective Study for the Background of the Adoration of the Magi, Drawing of Two Heads in Profile and Studies of Machines, Study for the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, Recto: Sketches for the Last Supper, and other studies. Verso: Calculations with architectural, engineering, and geometric sketches, Studies of The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist, Design for a Scythed Chariot and Armoured Car (?), studies for the London Virgin of the Rocks, Drapery Study for the Right Arm of Saint Peter in the Last Supper, Study of Clasped Hands (Hands of Saint John), Study for the Last Supper (Judas), Study for the Last Supper (Saint Bartholomew), Study for the Last Supper (Saint James the Elder) and Architectural Sketches
Wikipedia: in 307 languages

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Elsewhere9

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaLeonardo da Vinci
stated by WikidataWikidataQ762
stated by WikidataVIAF24604287
stated by WikidataGND118640445
stated by WikidataIdRef085975915
stated by WikidataISNI000000012124423X

papers

stated by WikidataScopus6504681670
stated by WikidataSemantic Scholar98679249

lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project131700

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q762,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Leonardo da Vinci: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q762},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Leonardo da Vinci: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q762