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Leonardo is born on April 15 in the village of Anchiano, near the town of Vinci.
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At 15 Leonardo is sent to Florence to work as apprentice to Andrea De Verrocchio.
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Leonardo ws accepted into the painters' guild of Florence
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Leonardo is accused of sodomy; he is publicly humiliated although the charges are later dropped
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The Annunciation is painted. The work, initially credited to Da Vinci, is now believed to have been painted by Lorenzo di Credi.
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Leonardo begins work on The Adoration of the Magi, an altarpiece for the Monastery of San Donato at Scopeto.
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Leonardo moved to MIlan to work in the service of city's duke
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Leonardo begins work on The Last Supper in the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
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leonardo was listed in the register of the Royal household as a pictoret ingeniarius
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Leonardo begins painting the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, a project that he only finishes after 10 years.
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Da Vinci had entered the service of Cesare Borgia, the much-feared son of Pope Alexander the VI, as senior military architect and general engineer
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Leonardo received a prized commission to paint a mural for the council hall in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio; a historical scene of monumental proportions (at 23 56 feet [7 17 metres], it would have been twice as large as The Last Supper).
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he worked in Rome, maintaining a workshop and undertaking a variety of projects for the Pope
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The king of France invites Leonardo to come work for him.
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Leonardo died on May 2, 1519 in Cloux, France. Legend has it that King Francis was at his side when he died, cradling Leonardo's head in his arms.
