Leonardo Da Vinci
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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 var ....
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.... to become architectural advisor to
King Francis I of France, who admired him greatly. Leonardo died at the age of
67 on May 2, 1519, at Cloux, near Amboise, France.
Leonardo da Vinci was a true Renaissance man. He was a scholar,
scientist, artist, and inventor. Some of his work includes, The Adoration of
the Magi, Madonna of the Rocks, The Last Supper, and the Mona Lisa. Some of
Leonardo's sketches resemble future inventions, such as a ....
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