Part One: The Disciple of Experience
Leonardo apprentices as an artist and craftsman in Florence, where the Renaissance is in full bloom. He shows extraordinary talent but struggles to finish commissions.
Leonardo da Vinci grows up in a Tuscan village surrounded by nature, then he moves to Florence, where the Renaissance is in full bloom, to apprentice as an artist and craftsman. He shows extraordinary talent but at times struggles to finish commissions. Later, in Milan, he joins Duke Sforza鈥檚 court, begins writing treatises and paints a monumental fresco depicting the Last Supper.
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