Leonardo da Vinci, the renowned Italian polymath, spent his final years in France under the patronage of King Francis I. Invited by the king in 1516, Leonardo moved to the Château du Clos Lucé near the king's residence in the Loire Valley.
Leonardo da Vinci, the renowned Italian polymath, spent his final years in France under the patronage of King Francis I. Invited by the king in 1516, Leonardo moved to the Château du Clos Lucé near the king's residence in the Loire Valley.