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Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15th 1452 in Vinci, Italy. Vinici is just outside of Florence. Leonardo's parents were divorced and his father took custody of him. His mother and father kept having children, however, they were not with each other. In the end, Leonardo ended up with 17 half siblings. Leonardo grew up in his fathers home in Vinci. Vinci had a very long painting tradition, which means they painted alot throughout the years. When he was 15 his father made him his apprentice to the workshop of Andrea Del Verrochio. Verrochio was an Italian sculptor, goldsmith, and painter who lived in Florence. He taught a lot of famous painters in his day, such as Da Vinci, Perugino, Ghirlandaio, Sandro Botticelli, and Michaelangleo. Going back to Da Vinci, in between 1470 and 1475, Da Vinci created many great pieces under the teachings of Verrochio, which showed his amazing talents. after that, Verrochio had seen that his student had surpassed his talents in painting, and he vowed neevr to paint again. However Da Vinci stayed in Verrochio's teaching until 1477, when he set up his own workshop. After abandoning his shop, Da Vinci was after the money. He Began to work for the Duke of Milan in 1482. He spent 17 years in Milan, when he finally left after Duke Ludovico Sforza (the Duke of Milan) lost his power in 1499. After his fall Da Vinci started to hit his stride. He discovered new things and hit new scientific and artistic heights and many great achievements.