Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in the little town of Vinci. He was the son of Master Piero, a public painter and highly sciled, and his companion Caterina. Not much is known aboud Leonardos child hood but we do know that he was not permited to live with his family untill the age of 12. He then moved in and lived with his grand parents and father. There his father married the first of his four wifes. When he was 17, Leonardo moved with his father to Florence, where Leonardo apprenticed to Verrocchio, there Leonardos awsome art ability soon shone over that of his father.
In 1472 Leonardo became a member of the painter's guild of Florence. Where he spent most of his time studying and paing. Then in 1476 he was denounced by the Night Watch, but was acquited of the charge of immoral conduct.
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