Leonardo da vinci biography on history
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Da Vinci — The Renaissance Man
Biography
The illegitimate son of a 25-year-old notary, Ser Piero, and a peasant girl, Caterina, Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy, just outside Florence.
His father took custody of him shortly after his birth.
Growing up in his father's Vinci home, Leonardo had access to scholarly texts owned by family and friends.
Leonardo da vinci biography on history
He was also exposed to Vinci's longstanding painting tradition, and when he was about 15 his father apprenticed him to the renowned workshop of Andrea del Verrochio in Florence. Even as an apprentice, Leonardo demonstrated his great talent.
Indeed, his genius seems to appear in a number of pieces produced by the Verrocchio's workshop from the period 1470 to 1475. For example, one of Leonardo's first big breaks was to paint an angel in Verrochio's "Baptism of Christ," and Leonardo was so much better than his master's that Verrochio allegedly resolved never to paint again.
Leonardo stayed in the Verrocchio worksho