... be known as ``La Gioconda''. The Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in Vinci, the illegitemate son of Master Piero, a publicnotary, and his companion Caterina. Leonardo was the supreme ... by Leonardo, and the gentle woman who isits subject has beenadapted in turn as an aesthetic, philosophical and advertising symbol, entering eventually into theirreverent parodies of the Dada ... where he stayed with his faithful pupil Melzi. Leonardo died on May 2, 1519, and was buried in the cloister of San Fiorentino in Amboise. Leonardo Da Vinci, an artist, scientist, inventor, mathematician,...