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    mathematician, geometrician, architect, anatomist and engineer. His eager to know many things and his curiosity made him a multidirectional person. Leonardo da Vinci started his artistic life when his father showed some of his works to a famous artist Andrea del Verrocchio. After his art education as apprentice of Verrocchio, he started working for Sforz, Duke of Milano. His life beyond art and sculpture started with his job in Milano. He not only made paintings and sculptures for Sforz, but also invented

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    Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi was born in Florence, Italy in 1386. His exact date of birth is not known. He was born to his father Niccolo Bardi. He was given the nickname “ Donatello” later on in life by some of his friends. They combined his names Donato and Niccolo. His father was a craftsman so Donatello was born to be a working man in trades, but that is not quite how his life turned out to be. While he was young he began to apprentice under a man who was a metalsmith and a sculptor, his

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    Leonardo da Vinci was a very intellectual man who had a sparking curiosity in the history about people and life. He contributed so much to the field of physiology. It is believed that almost all of his paintings are based on the anatomical structure behind it. Da Vinci was interested in studying the formation of living things. He is fascinated by the human anatomy. “Leonardo learned anatomy initially from the old Greeks and Romans. Leonardo immersed himself in human post-mortem examinations. He

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    Vinci was a famous Italian Renaissance polymath painter and sculptor. He was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. He lived with his father, Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci. Da Vinci was an only child until he was 25. He was an apprentice for Andrea di Cione, known as Verrocchio. When Da Vinci was 20 he worked on his first painting. In 1479, he moved to Florence, Italy. He did a painting in 1480 and never finished it. In 1482, he moved to Milan, Italy. While he was in Milan he volunteered

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    raised on an estate belonging to his father, while his uncle also helped raise him. Da Vinci never received a full education like others, but his artistic abilities were noted by his father who eventually apprenticed him to a well known sculptor Andrea del Verrocchio, of Florence (History ). When apprenticed, “His skills as an artist developed, flourished and even intimidated his mentor ”(Da Vinci's Inventions). Although he was gifted at his artistic abilities, Da Vinci was looking to expand on his

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    architects and brilliant philosophers of all time. He was born on April 15, 1452 near Vinci but the biggest part of his life he spent in Florence where he began drawing and after a certain period-painting. When Leonardo was fourteen he began working with Andrea del Verrocchio, who was one of the most recognized painters of his day. Da Vinci’s work soon

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    Ser Piero and a young peasant woman named Caterina, He was raised by his father and his stepmothers. Leonardo had no formal education beyond basic reading,writing and math. At the age of 14 Leonardo began an apprenticeship with an artist called Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. While he was there he learned a wide breadth of technical skills including metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting. When he was 20 years old he qualified for membership as a master artist in

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    One of Roger's biggest influences, Aristotle, had been banned in the University of France, where Roger wanted to work. In the 1240s they removed that rule and gave the chance for kids to explore different thing, as they began the search for a young lecturer. Mr. Bacon had been perfect for the job, thus he travelled over to France and began teaching there for several other years. At the years of 1247 Roger has stopped teaching and focused more on his academics, as throughout the rest of his life he

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    Leonardo Da Vinci’s story starts in April 15,1452 in the town of Vinci, Republic of Florence. Leonardo was a scientist before he was a artist. At this time, he didn’t show any signs of being an artist in the inside. He was born to unmarried parents, which lead to him staying with his father. As he grew older he grew an interest in all different types of artwork. Da Vinci is well known for his passion for many different kinds of arts and sciences. Da Vinci was a true “renaissance man.” Leonardo

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    inventor. He was born in Anchiano, Tuscany (now Italy), which is near the town Vinci. He had no formal education aside from learning basic math, reading and writing. Da Vinci’s father saw his artwork and was so impressed he sent him off to the artist Andrea del Verrocchio to become an apprentice at the age of 15. After his time with Verrocchio he developed and refined his artwork and technique by which he was then commissioned by the Scopeto Monastery. Though known mainly for his artworks such as The Last

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