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Birth
1452 (Vinci, Italy)
Death
1519 (Amboise, France)
Lived/Active
Italy/France
Self portrait - Self- Portrait, 1512
Often Known For
religious, portraits; painting, sculpting, architect, designer, geologist
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Ser Piero d'Antonio was a notary, scion of a long line of notaries, in the little village of Vinci. By Caterina, a woman of that village, he had a boy who was born on April 15, 1452, and named Leonardo. The boy's parents married soon after his birth, but they did not marry each other. Caterina was given to a peasant of the village, while Ser Piero was united with a noble lady. The child was brought up in his father's house. If he had been legitimate, he would have b (showing 500 of 7361 characters). |
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