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Still, he was regarded as a genius and was frequently consulted with by many leading figures on both artistic issues and engineering projects.<ref>McCurdy, p 113</ref> The French king, Francis I, invited Leonardo and his disciples to his court in Fontainebleau. Leonardo became the official court painter. The French monarch also provided him with a house. In France, Leonardo continued to write in his notebooks and to make plans for projects, none of which he executed. He died in 1519 at the home that was given to him by the French king.

[[File: Leonardo 2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Leonardo’s ‘The Last Supper’]]

During the early Renaissance, painting had advanced greatly, because of great artists such as Botticelli and Verrocchio. However, Leonardo was to raise painting to new heights, and his work is not only intrinsically important but very influential. His work was revolutionary because it was so realistic and expressive.