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On this day, Leonardo da Vinci was born in the village of anehiano, near the city of Vinci. His name means Leonardo (son) di ser (the son of a messer) da Vinci (of Vinci)
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At the age of 15, Leonardo moves to Florence to work as apprentice to Andrea de Verrochio.
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At the age of 20, Leonardo was accepted into the Painter's Guild in Florence.
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Leonardo was accused of sodomy, but later the charges were released.
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Leonardo begins to work on the painting the Annunctiation. He will finish it in three years. Because the recording of history wasn't the most accurate, some believe this painting may have been painted by Lorenzo di Credi.
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Leonardo starts to work on "Adoration of the Magi"
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Leonardo moves to milan to work for the duke Ludovico Sforza.
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Leonardo starts to work on the Virgin of the Rocks.
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No, that does not mean he painted a picture called "the lady" with an ermine.
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Leonardo begins painting his famous "the Last Supper"
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Leonardo da Vinci finishes "The Last Supper"
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At the duke's fall from power, Leonardo moves to Venice to continue his work as an artist and engineer.
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Leonardo da Vinci starts "the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne".
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Leonardo da Vinci moves back to Florence.
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Leonardo begins to work under Cesare Borgia (the son of Pope Alexander VI) as Senior Military Architect and General Engineer.
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Leonardo is commisioned to paint his famous "Mona Lisa"
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Leonardo is comissioned to paint mural for the council hall in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio, whis is to be the Battle of Anghiari, a work that he would not finish.
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Leonardo finishes the painting he has been working on for 10 years.
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Leonardo da Vinci paints St. John the Baptist.
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Leonardo is invited by the king of France to come work for him.
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Leonardo dies in France, with the King of France recieving the last breath from the famous artist.
