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Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in the town of Vinci, Italy. He was the illegitimate son of Ser Piero da Vinci, a public notary, and a young peasant girl named Caterina. ... Leonardo da Vinci was educated in his fathers house receiving the usual elementary education of reading, writing and arithmetic. ...
In 1478 Leonardo became an independent master. ... Leonardo was and is best known as an artist, the creator of such masterpieces as the Mona Lisa, Madonna of the Rocks, and The Last Supper. The first known and dated work of Leonardo da Vinci is a pen-and-ink drawing of the Arnovalley. The Mona Lisa, Leonardo’s most famous work, is known for it’s mysterious and legendary smiling subject. Leonardo da Vinci created the biggest horse statue ever.
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