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he was born on April 15th, 1452, in Anchiano Vinci, Italy and his parents were Ser Piero da Vinci, and a wealthy Florentine notary, and Caterina, a peasant woman, and was born out of wedlock.
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He became an apprentice of Andrea del Verrocchio around the age of 14 or 15, with the apprenticeship beginning in the mid-1460s, possibly as early as 1466 or 1467.
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Leonardo da Vinci was accepted into the Florence painters' guild, the Guild of Saint Luke, in 1472 at the age of 20, though he continued to work as an apprentice in his teacher Andrea del Verrocchio's workshop for several more years, only becoming an independent master in 1478.
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The Virgin of the Rocks (Italian: Vergine delle rocce), sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks, is the name of two paintings by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, of the same subject, with a composition which is identical except for several significant details.
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Leonardo da Vinci painted "The Last Supper" in Milan between 1495 and 1498. Commissioned by Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan, the masterpiece adorns the refectory of the Dominican convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie.
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He moved to malin from Florence to enter the service of Duke Ludovico Sforza, where he would spend 17 years until the duke's fall from power in 1499.
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Leonardo da Vinci completed The Last Supper around 1498, having begun the mural in 1495 or 1496. The painting, which depicts Jesus's final meal with his apostles, is located in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan and is considered one of the most important murals in the world.
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Leonardo da Vinci first left Milan in 1499 when the French invaded and his patron, Duke Ludovico Sforza, was overthrown. He returned to Milan for a time in the early 1500s and again from 1506 to 1513, when he departed for Rome and then France, leaving Italy for good in 1516.
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Leonardo da Vinci first returned to Florence around 1500 and remained there periodically, though he also spent time in other locations before returning for a longer period in 1503.
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Leonardo da Vinci died in France on May 2, 1519, at the age of 67, at Château du Clos Lucé in Amboise. He spent the final years of his life in France at the invitation of King Francis I, residing at Clos Lucé, which was located on the grounds of the king's own residence, Château d'Amboise.