Charlestown is located north of downtown Boston on a peninsula extending southeastward between the Charles River and the Mystic River. The geographic extent of the neighborhood has changed dramatically from its colonial ancestor.
In 1452, Leonardo Da Vinci was born in an Italian town called Vinci, and grew up in Florence. He lived in a time period called the Renaissance, when everyone was interested in art.Even though Da Vinci was a great artist, he became famous because of all the other things he could do.eonardo Da Vinci Timeline*These were all major events in his life / 1452 | Italian Renaissance artist, Leonardo da Vinci, born in Vinci (April 15). / 1467 | Leonardo move â¦ s to Florence and becomes apprentice in Verrocchio's art studio.
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 â 1519) Leonardo was the supreme Renaissance painter, scientist, inventor, and polymath. Da Vinci is widely regarded as one of the greatest minds the world has ever produced. He was interested in everything from music to art and science.he heart of the renaissance is considered to have started in Florence during the early 14th Century. This was helped by financial and cultural support from the dominant Medici family, and later from the Vatican.