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Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452 in the Tuscan town of Vinci his full birth name was Lionardo di ser Pero da Vinci, 1457 lived in the household of his father, grandparents and uncle in the small town of Vinci
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Leonardo was exposed to both theoretical trainiong and a vast range of technical skills.
Leonardo collaborated with Verrocchio on his Baptism of Christ painting. -
The angel holds a Modonna lily, a symbol of Mary´s virginity and of city of Florence
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Leonardo was working on inventing flying machines. Since he was a small child he always wondered about flying
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Leonardo was fascinated by the flight, producing many studies of the flight of birds. This included his Codex on the Flight of Birds, as was as plans for many flying machines.
Has been successfully constructed and demostrated based on his designs -
It represents the scene of the Last Supper from the final days of Jesus, when Jesus announces that one of his Twelve Apostles would betray him
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The painting is a half-lenght portrait and depicts a seated woman whose facial expression is frequently described as enigmatic.
He started in 1503-1507 -
Virgin of the Rocks was the first painting executed by Leonardo after he arrived in Milan.
It shows the immaculate conception while others think it recalls the moment when the Infant Christ met St John the Baptist. -
Leonardo spent much of his time living in the Belvedere in the Vatican in Rome.
In 1519, he entered Francois´ service.
It was here that he spent the last time three years of his life and where he died on May 2, 1619