What should the introduction of my essay about Leonardo da Vinci be?

Question

I have to write about an artist from the Renaissance period and I decided to study about Leonardo da Vinci. We need to write the essay in the artist's tool's perspesctive. [example:] " I am the paint pallet of Vinci. With my pallet, he created many works such as...." I don't know what to write for my introduction paragraph and I don't know which tool I should be using for the essay... Please help with this! Thank you. :)

Answer 1

Leonardo da Vinci was born on the fifteenth of April, 1452, near the

town of Vinci, not far from Florence. He was the son of a Florentine notary,

Piero da Vinci, and a young woman named Caterina. Leonardo spent most of his

life in Florence and Milan.

In 1469 he was apprenticed to Andrea Verrocchio, a leading Renaissance

master. Leonardo acquired a variety of skills while he remained at the workshop

until 1476. He left Florence for Milan in about 1482 to work for Duke Lodovico

Sforza. He stayed in Milan for nearly eighteen years. During his time there he

applied his knowledge of mechanics to his obligations as a civil and military

engineer. He also took up study in anatomy, biology, mathematics, and physics.http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Leonardo-…

Answer 2

I don't know a lot about art but I know a bit about writing essays....I would start out with some biographical information and how it pertains to whichever tool you choose. Maybe there is a personal reason he chose to create in a specific medium. If you're allowed to do research, I'd find out!