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1452
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Italy
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1460
In 1460s Leonardo's family moved to Florence and around 14 he became a garrison at the Verrocchio laboratory. Leonardo became an apprentice at the age of 17 and remained in education for seven years. Leonardo and Verrocchio painted the Baptism of Christ.
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1478
Leonardo received an independent commission to paint an altarpiece for the Chapel of St. Bernard in the Palazzo Vecchio, an indication of his independence from Verrocchio's studio.
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1485
Leonardo traveled to Hungary on behalf of Sforza to meet with King Matthias Corvinus and commissioned him to paint a Madonna
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1519
Leonardo Da Vinci died in France