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Born: 15 April 1452
Vinci, Italy
Died: 2 May 1519 (aged 67)
Amboise, France
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an anatomist, sculptor, cartographer, painter, botanist, engineer, architect and mathematician of the famous for the painting of several masterpieces, including the Mona Lisa.
Born in the town of Vinci, just outside of Florence, Leonardo became an apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchio and quickly completed his training. By 1476, Leonardo had earned the patronage of Giovanni Auditore da Firenze, and sold many paintings to the Auditore family. In that year, Leonardo met Giovanni's second child, a young Ezio Auditore da Firenze; the two soon struck up a friendship, both professional and personal, that would last their entire lives.
In 1500, Leonardo was abducted by Cesare Borgia, the son of Rodrigo Borgia, and forced to construct war machines for the Papal armies. Throughout this time however, Leonardo continued to feed intelligence and technologies back to his Assassin allies. Following the Borgias' expulsion from Rome, Leonardo was kidnapped by the Cult of Hermes and forced to reveal the location of the Temple of Pythagoras and, following his rescue, joined his oldest friend, Ezio Auditore, during his exploration of the Pythagorean Vault.
Vinci, Italy
Died: 2 May 1519 (aged 67)
Amboise, France
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an anatomist, sculptor, cartographer, painter, botanist, engineer, architect and mathematician of the famous for the painting of several masterpieces, including the Mona Lisa.
Born in the town of Vinci, just outside of Florence, Leonardo became an apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchio and quickly completed his training. By 1476, Leonardo had earned the patronage of Giovanni Auditore da Firenze, and sold many paintings to the Auditore family. In that year, Leonardo met Giovanni's second child, a young Ezio Auditore da Firenze; the two soon struck up a friendship, both professional and personal, that would last their entire lives.
In 1500, Leonardo was abducted by Cesare Borgia, the son of Rodrigo Borgia, and forced to construct war machines for the Papal armies. Throughout this time however, Leonardo continued to feed intelligence and technologies back to his Assassin allies. Following the Borgias' expulsion from Rome, Leonardo was kidnapped by the Cult of Hermes and forced to reveal the location of the Temple of Pythagoras and, following his rescue, joined his oldest friend, Ezio Auditore, during his exploration of the Pythagorean Vault.
