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the firs and saddest reason may simply have been a need to belong

leonardo da vinci was born on april 15 1452 to a young woman named caterina, who may have been one of his fathers servants.leonardos father ser piero lived in vinci a small town close to the city of florence, in what is now italy. the name of the town gave leonardo his last name: the da in da vinci means of. ser piero was awealthy notary.

As his parents were not married, leonardo lived the first five years of his life with his mother in another town. when she married someone else, leonardo was sent to live with hisfathers ever-growing family. leonardos father married four times in his long life and eventually had eighteen children

because ser piero was educated and wealthy, he had something valuable that mostpeople never even had a chance to touch: books in europe, printing wasnt invented until the mid-fifteenth century and so most people did not have books. up to that time, books were made by hand,usually copied out on expensive sheep skin. As for school, leonardo only took a few lessons from a local prinest but never had a proper education

so how did leonardo come to be regarded as one of thegreatest geniuses of all time? there are probably at least six factors.

the first and saddest reason may simply have been a need to belong. leonardo was born without a proper father in his home and,when he was five, his mother left, and possibly never saw him again. it must have been difficult for a young child. perhaps leonardo attempts to un derstand the world grew from trying to understandwty he had been abandoned.

second leonardo had the opportunity to observe creative people. his hometown of vinci was famous for its many painting workshops. As a child, leonardo probably wanderedthe streets and sat watching local artists painting in their studios.

Third, leonardo was fascinated with nature. one of his earliest memories was of a bird waking him in his bed when he was young,...