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The illegitimate son of a 25-year-old notary Ser Piero and a peasant girl Caterina Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci Italy just outside Florence. His father took custody of him shortly after his birth. -
The Mona Lisa is a famous Renaissance portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, believed to depict Lisa del Giocondo. -
He Died in Château du Clos Lucé Amboise France Leonardo da Vinci's last words are debated, but the most commonly cited are "I have offended God and Mankind, by doing so little with my life.