summary of da vinci

Da vinci was a good painter, sculptor, musician, poet, scientist, architect, and engineer.
He was a master painter.
He created a new, more realistic style of painting.
Often, he painted in religious buildings, like churches and monasteries.
Many people think of him as the first modern scientist because he liked to make observations and look for explanations for things.
He was a great inventor, too. For example, he drew a flying machine 400 years before the airplane was invented.
He had some other unusual habits, but most people still liked and admired he.
Later in life, he went to Rome to work for the pope and King Francis I of France.
He died peacefully on May 2, 1519, at the age of 67.