Date of birth Leonardo da Vinci - 15 April 1452. He appeared in the sun of Florence, in the town Anchiano, near the town of Vinci. More about the origin of the name actually means "Leonardo from Vinci". The childhood of the future genius in many respects predetermined his whole life. Father Leonardo, a young notary, Piero, was in love with a simple peasant woman Caterina. The fruit of their passion and become da Vinci. However, shortly after the birth of the boy Piero married a rich heiress, and left his son in the care of the mother. As fate would have to dispose of so that their marriage was childless, because in the age of three, little Leo was separated from its mother and began to live with his father. These events have left on the future geniuses an indelible mark: all the work of Leonardo da Vinci was permeated with the search for the image abandoned in childhood mother - Catherine. According to one version it the artist depicted in the famous painting "Mona Lisa".Since childhood, the great Florentine showed the tendency of many Sciences. Quickly grasping the basics, he was able to confound even the most experienced teachers. Leonardo was not afraid of challenging mathematical problems, was able on the basis of the learned axioms to build their own judgments, often surprise teachers. In high esteem he had and music. With so many tools Leonardo gave a preference for the lyre. He learned to extract from it a beautiful melody and sang under its accompaniment. But most of all he enjoyed painting and sculpture. He was fond of them selflessly, that pretty soon became apparent to the father.
