Or was there another apprentice as talented as the young ... Photo: Antonio Quattrone, 2009 After a decade with Verrocchio, Leonardo da Vinci began his professional career in 1478.

Leonardo da Vinci approached the world with a fearless ... He began an apprenticeship in the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio, an established goldsmith and painter who had trained some of the ...

His father, Ser Piero da Vinci, held elevated status ... the artist Andrea del Verrocchio, who agreed to take Leonardo on as an apprentice in his Florence workshop. From the beginning, Leonardo ...

A singular genius of infinite curiosity, Leonardo da Vinci left behind masterpieces ... career here in the 1460s as an apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchio, eventually joining a painter's guild ...

Today marks the 500th anniversary of Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci’s death ... He became an apprentice to Andrea di Cione, better known as Verrocchio, at the age of 14.

Piero da Vinci. Although his birth was illegitimate, Leonardo’s father ensured he received a good education. He became an apprentice to the famous sculptor Andrea del Verrocchio at the age of 14 ...

Campbell argues that Leonardo’s works ... as the illegitimate son of the notary Ser Piero da Vinci; his apprenticeship in Andrea del Verrocchio’s workshop; his movements between Florence ...

The exhibition showcases Leonardo Da Vinci's works ... talent was discovered when he worked as an apprentice for the renowned painter and sculptor Verrocchio. Although Leonardo did not attend ...