Biography of Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519), painter, artist, engineer and renaissance genius from Italy Florence. Find pictures and biographical notes you can't find elsewhere
 
Birthplace in Anchiano
Childhood in Vinci
Apprenticeship Florence
First Works
The Impeachment
First period in Florence
Invitation to France
Death in Amboise
 
The Smile of Mona Lisa
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Invention of the Bicycle
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Leonardo da Vinci

Childhood in Vinci

Vinci is a small town, placed at the foot of "Monte Albano", in the most wonderful place on earth the Tuscany in Italy. Vinci is a small town, placed at the foot of "Monte Albano", in the most wonderful place on earth the Tuscany in Italy.
1457 Leonardo moved to his grandfather from Anchiano to Vinci. From this time he was member of his fathers family, but he was never legitimated.
Leonardo was integrated in the family of his father ( family coat of arms) Ser Piero and his first wife didn't have children. Maybe this is the reason why Leonardo was integrated in the family of his father.
Here you can see the family coat of arms.
Leonardo lived in Vinci until 1466. With the age of 14 Leonardo moved to Florence where he began an apprenticeship in the workshop of Verrocchio. In Vinci Leonardo went to school. Vasari told that teachers of Leonardo da Vinci were despaired about all the questions and doubts of Leonardo. Leonardo learned at school to write, to read and to calculate. Also he was taught in geometry and Latin. Later Leonardo tried to improve his knowledge in Latin, because he thought that he didn't learn enough at school in Latin. Perhaps this is the reason why Leonardo did his notes in Italian.
Leonardo lived in Vinci until 1466. With the age of 14 Leonardo moved to Florence where he began an apprenticeship in the workshop of Verrocchio.

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