Born in the town of Vinci, near Florence in Italy, in 1452, Leonardo started out in 1476 as an assistant to the artist Andrea del Verroccio, and would go on to have the definitive Renaissance career as an artist, inventor and engineer. His notebooks were voluminous. Through to his death in 1519, he wrote the equivalent of around 20 books. Early Life Leonardo was born on 15 April 1452 CE, the illegitimate son of a lawyer from the town of Vinci near Florence. A gifted child, especially in music and drawing, c. 1464 CE the young Leonardo was sent off to pursue a career as an artist and study as an apprentice in the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435-1488 CE). The Virgin of the Rocks, oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci, 1483-86; in the Louvre, Paris. Leonardo moves to Milan in 1492 to serve in the court of the duke Ludovico Sforza. Leonardo enjoys the prospect of multiple projects suited to his interests and abilities. Altogether, he spends 17 years in Milan. Doing DaVinci. ALL-NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES BRINGS LEONARDO DA VINCI'S DRAWINGS TO LIFE FOR THE FIRST TIME. One of the greatest artists of all time, the legacy of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) includes some of the most well-known paintings ever made. 156K views 5 days ago. New. Stay up to date on all of HISTORY's latest premieres at to Ancient Astronaut Theorists, Leonardo da Vinci encoded secret Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." Sandro Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus." During the Italian Renaissance, art was everywhere. Leonardo da Vinci—architect, inventor, scientist and painter of the 'Mona Lisa' and 'The Last Supper'—was a major figure of the Italian Renaissance. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, widely considered one of the most gifted and inventive men in history, was born in 1452 in a village near the town of Vinci, Tuscany. The illegitimate son of Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci, a Florentine notary and landlord, and Caterina, a peasant girl (who later married an artisan), Leonardo was brought up Ancient Aliens S 4 E 8 The Da Vinci Conspiracy Apr 06, 2012 | tv-pg Might an examination of Leonardo Da Vinci's masterful paintings, highly technical hand-drawn sketches, and private vjUlN.