Leonardo+(fesel+4th)

Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 5, 1452 in Anchiano near Florence Italy. Leonardo started his career at the age of 15 with mastery in the fine arts.He went to Florence to work as an apprentice in the famous shop of Andrea del Verrocchio. At the age of about 25, Leonardo took a part in painting The Baptism of Christ. Leonardo's portion of the painting was much greater than his master causing him humiliation. Later, Leonardo decided to work independently and his first independent commission was the Adoration of the Magi which was unsuccessful since Leonardo abandoned his work to move to Milan. Leonardo gained the title of "painter and engineer" of the duke Ludovico Sforza. Under Sforza Leonardo was commissioned to paint Virgin of the Rocks in 1483, Lady with an Ermine in 1485, and The Last Supper in 1495. After the duke fell from power, Vinci left Milan and headed to Venice. There he started Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and he then moved to Florence. In Florence, Leonardo Da Vinci worked as a military architect and general engineer for Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI. In 1503 he created the Mona Lisa and in 1515 he painted St. John the Baptist. Three years after the King of France asked Leonardo to work for him, he died in 1519 on May the second.Leonardo had many interests other than being an artist. He was also an architect and an engineer, but the artworks that he did create were very famous. "Da Vinci's Life." Web. <http://www.davincilife.com/

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