leonardo da vinci By Bristol.Beal Apr 15, 1452 his birth in 1452 https://www.mos.org/leonardo/biography.html#:~:text=The%20illegitimate%20son%20of%20a,him%20shortly%20after%20his%20birth. Period: 1466 to 1472 his apprenticeship with Andrea del Verrocchio around 1464 https://www.britannica.com/question/Who-was-Leonardo-apprenticed-to