2006-07-16 03:06:14 · 14 answers · asked by super 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
He is from Italy from a town called Vinci, you can get more about him in the link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_vinci
2006-07-16 03:41:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
He's from a city in Italy called Vinci. They didn't have surnames back then and people were named for what they did for a living or where they were from. Da Vinci simply translates to Of Vinci.
2006-07-16 10:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by Don S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The village of Vinci (hence "da Vinci" which means "from Vinci") near Florence in Italy
2006-07-16 03:09:49 · answer #3 · answered by P. M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leonardo was born in the small town of Vinci, in Tuscany, near Florence
2006-07-16 03:09:55 · answer #4 · answered by siddharthm91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
P.M. has it right as he was an illegitmate child and therefore did not have his father's last name. His mother called him de Vinci so that he would have a name. In those days children could not just have their mother's last name. He needed a name to be recognized by and I suppose his father would not recognize Leonardo as his. He may have been married to someone else at the time.
2006-07-16 06:01:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was from Vinci, Italy. That's why they called him "da Vinci."
2006-07-16 03:10:21 · answer #6 · answered by Kat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italy
2006-07-16 03:09:22 · answer #7 · answered by czar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Vinci that's why his name is da Vinci. lol
2006-07-16 05:48:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Italy
2006-07-16 03:09:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was born in a village called Vinci in Italy. (That's where his name comes from.)
2006-07-16 03:11:28 · answer #10 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋