1. Leonardo Da Vencí (1452- 1519) One of the exponents of the Renaissance was Leonardo Da Vinci, painter, sculptor, architect, engineer and scientist. It was a character who was known for his deep passion for knowledge and research, clear principles that highlighted his work. It was a clear innovator in the field of painting leading to the evolution of Italian art for more than a century after his death.

2. Moreover, it was stressed in the field of science, his research in the fields of anatomy, optics, and hydraulics, anticipated many advances in modern science. Leonardo Di Ser Piero da Vinci natural and illegitimate son of Ser Piero da Vinci (a Florentine notary) was born on April 15, 1452, in a nursing home three kilometers from the Tuscan town of Vinci.

3. He was raised in the home of his paternal grandfather, Ser Piero arranged for the mother, a peasant girl named Caterina, married a neighboring village, while he was married to another woman. Later, his parents had more children, each in their respective marriage, which gave Leonardo a total of 17 half brothers and sisters, who always kept in touch.

4. Both Leonardo and his father moved to Florence, where the young man received the finest education that the city, artistic and intellectual center of Italy, could offer. He also had access to valuable books from the library of family and friends of his father. He is described as handsome, persuasive in conversation and a fine musician and improviser

5. At 15, his father sent him as an apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchio workshop, the most important artist of Florence, sculptor, painter and goldsmith. There he cultivated his passionate Leonardo concern for quality and interest in expressing the vital mobility of the human figure. There he cultivates his passionate Leonardo concern for quality and interest in expressing the vital mobility of the human figure.