The Mood Room · Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Leonardo da Vinci
The Early Life and Training of Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was born on 15 April 1452 near the Tuscan hill town of Vinci. His origins were defined by a specific social reality: he was the illegitimate son of a successful notary, Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci, and a lower-class woman named Caterina Cambi. This background placed him within the social structures of the Tuscan countryside from the start. He eventually moved to
Florence, where his education took place. The city provided an atmosphere centered on the precision of disegno, a rigorous focus on drawing that would dictate his technical approach for the rest of his life. At the age of fourteen, Leonardo da Vinci entered the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio. This apprenticeship was the foundation of his technical capability. In Verrocchio's studio, the boundaries between different crafts were thin…
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