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In 1452 AD, Leonardo da Vinci was born in a small town called Vinci. He was the illegitimate son of a lawyer and a woman of whom nothing is known. When he was small he loved to draw pictures of plants, insects, flowers, animals, and birds. When Leonardo was in his teens his father took him to Florence, Italy, to study at the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio.. Not only was Leonardo an artist, but he was also an architect, musician, sculptor, scientist, inventor, and mathematician. Even as a bastardly child, Leonardo was not stigmatized. In the time, illegitimate children were looked upon no differently than children born in wedlock. Illegitimate children emerged from households rich and poor. As an apprentice of the age to Andrea del Verrocchio, Leonardo soon surpassed him as a painter. Verrocchio was not totally outdone by his apprentice. Verrocchio was one of the most sought after artists of the time. It could be said that Leonardo was planned not to paint as a student, but to work in Verrocchio’s