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It is not certanly known were he was born, some historians claim that he was born in Anchiano in the republic of Florencia, while others say that he was born in the village of Da Vinci. -
He lived the first five years of his live in Anchiano with his mother, in 1457 he moved with his father and grandparents. He later moved in 1460 to Florencia
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He was interested in animals and his first drawings were mythological creatures. -
He was teached how to draw in boards and how to sculpt in marble -
He worked as a goldsmith, blacksmith, sculptor and painter -
It was his first official painting -
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It was one of his first paintings -
This painting was made by Verrocchio but, as Da Vinci was his student, he draw one of the angels in the left of the painting. -
He moved to Florencia and opened the workshop there.
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He presented to Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, who became his patron. He remained at his court for 17 years as an engineer. -
He was interested in anatomic studies of the human body, he used to do autopsies even though it was prohibited in the XV century. He used them to draw with a lot of detail the organs of the body. One of his most famous drawing was the Vitruvian Man -
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This was one of his most famous paintings in the mural of Santa Maria delle Grazie monastery in Milán. -
The son of Pope Alexander VI, ordered him to visit various Italian cities as a military engineer to help him in his plan to conquer territories -
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This is the most famous painting in history. Leonardo carried it to all his travels and painted it between 1503 and 1519. It is said that the girl of the painting is the second wife of Francesco del Giocondo. -
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The King of France, Francis I, installed da Vinci in the Château de Clos-Lucé, near the town of Amboise, where he spent the last years of his life.
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Leonardo died in Amboise, Kingdom of France. He was buried in the cloister of the church of Saint-Florentin in Amboise. Fifty years later the tomb was violated and his remains were scattered during the religious struggle between Catholics and Huguenots. -
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