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Leonardo da Vinci
Born: 15 April 1452 in Anchiano in Vinci,
Died: 2 May 1519 at Schloss Clos Lucé Amboise,
Leonardo di ser Piero actually,
Leonardo, was a painter, sculptor, architect, anatomist, mechanic, engineer and natural philosopher.
His name suffix "da Vinci" is not a family name, but means from Vinci.
The birthplace Vinci is a fort or fortified hilltop village,
located in the Florentine territory, about 30 km west of Florence, near Empoli.
He learned painting from the painter and sculptor Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence where da Vinci later worked independently, before he entered the service in 1482 the Count of Milan. In his time in Milan, da Vinci painted a mural of the Last Supper, and also accomplished much of his scientific work. He returned to Florence in 1503, here he painted the portrait of "Mona Lisa". His "Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa" are among the most famous and influential paintings of the Renaissance.
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more on Leonardo: http://www.mos.org/leonardo/
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