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Leonardo da Vinci's incredible studies of human anatomy still don't get the recognition they deserve
His mother was a 16-year-old peasant girl called Caterina di Meo Lippi, and his father was Ser Piero da Vinci, a 26-year-old notary. Being illegitimate, the young Leonardo was only permitted an ...
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Why Leonardo da Vinci’s brilliance endures, 500 years after his death
Many believe his mother was Caterina di Meo Lippi, a local peasant. His father, Ser Piero da Vinci, held elevated status as a notary—a professional path that Leonardo would have been expected to ...
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Language of Genius: A Leonardo da Vinci Glossary
This created volume and dimension through shadow. A small Tuscan village where Leonardo, the illegitimate son of notary Ser Piero da Vinci and a local woman named Caterina, was born on April 15 ...