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It was the period of the renaissance when Leonardo da Vinci was born on the 15th of April 1452. Leonardo was born probably in this farmhouse in Anchiano, which is 3 km away from Vinci. The family of Leonardo lived in this area since the 13th century.
In the same year when Leonardo was born Ser Piero married his first wife. He didn\'t marry the mother of Leonardo, because probably she was a daughter of a farmer. The mother of Leonardo was called Catarina.
The father of Leonardo da Vinci, Ser Piero, was 25 years old and a public notary when Leonardo was born in 1452. In the same year Ser Piero married his first wife Albiera. He didn\'t marry the mother of Leonardo, because she was the daughter of a farmer and not from a wealthy family. The mother of Leonardo was called Catarina. Her first name is all what we know today. |
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The first known and dated work of Leonardo da Vinci is a pen and ink drawing of a valley shaped by the river Arno. This drawing dated 5th of August 1473 reflects the ingenious mind of Leonardo. The Arno valley is drawn with aerial perspective by allowing the color of the paper to dominate and less details as the depth increases. This effect will be called later \"the perspective of disappearance\". |
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1472-1475 Leonardo da Vinci assisted his master Andrea del Verrocchio on the painting \"Baptism of Christ\", which was commissioned by the monks of San Salvi near Florence. The angel kneeling at the far left, parts of the landscape and the body of Christ are considered to be from Leonardo. |
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It is supposed that Leonardo had his own workshop between 1476 and 1478. During this time he received at least two orders. The sketch from 1478 shows an angel simlar to the one of the painting \"Baptism of Christ\". In addition some mechanical elements and a portrait are part of this sketch. It\'s remarkable that t this time Leonardo da Vinci already started his mechanical studies. |
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Vasari reported about this painting:
Verrocchio had already done the main work: \"Leonardo painted an angel who was holding some garments; and despite his youth, he executed it in such a manner that his angel was far better than the figures painted by Verrocchio. This was the reason why Andrea would never touch colours again, he was so ashamed that a boy understood their use better than he did.\"
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