Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in the little town of Vinci. He was the son of Master Piero, a public painter and highly sciled, and his companion Caterina. Not much is known aboud Leonardos child hood but we do know that he was not permited to live with his family untill the age of 12. He then moved in and lived with his grand parents and father. There his father married the …showed first 75 words of 620 total…

…showed last 75 words of 620 total…Belvedere under the protection of Giuliano dei Medici, the brother of Pope Leo X. Here Leonardo came into contact with Michelangelo and Raphael; both younger, and both rivals. After the death of Giuliano dei Medici, Leonardo accepted an invitation from his French friends and moved to the castle of Cloux near Amboise, where he stayed with his faithful pupil Melzi. Leonardo died on May 2, 1519, and was buried in the cloister of San Fiorentino in Amboise.