Leonardo da Vinci was born in Anchiano - near Florence - on April 15, 1452, the illegitimate son of the notary ser Pier, of Vinci, and of Caterina, a woman of humble origins.
At the age of seventeen he moved to Florence with his father, becoming an apprentice in the workshop of the famous painter Andrea del Verrocchio and shortly after he enrolled in the Company of Painters. His anatomical inclination brought him closer to the work of the Pollaiolo brothers, who carried out the practice of dissecting bodies in order to better understand their anatomy.
Between 1482
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