original: though his father wanted him to continue his training as a goldsmith , he showed such a precocious talent in drawing that he started as an apprentice to michael wolgemut at the age of fifteen in 1486 .
simplifications: at 15 he started as an apprentice to michael wolgemut in 1486 , although his father wanted him to continue his training as a goldsmith . though his father wanted him to continue his training as a goldsmith , he showed such a precocious talent in drawing that he started as an apprentice to michael wolgemut at the age of fifteen in 1486 . though his father wanted him to keep studying to be a goldsmith , he showed such talent in drawing at a young age that he started as a helper to michael wolgemut at the age of fifteen in 1486 . although his father wanted him to continue his training as a goldsmith , he showed such precocious talent in drawing , that he started as an apprentice to michael wolgemut at the age of fifteen in 1486 . his father wanted him to continue his training as a goldsmith , but he showed such a special talent in drawing that he started as an apprentice to michael wolgemut at the age of fifteen in 1486 . though his father wanted him to go on his training as a gold-worker , he showed such a precocious power in doing , moving that he started as a learner to michael wolgemut at the existence-stage of 15 in 1486 . though his father wanted him to continue his training as a goldsmith , he showed such a talent in drawing that he started as an apprentice to michael wolgemut at the age of 15 in 1486 . though his father wanted him to continue training to be a goldsmith , he was so good at drawing that he started as an apprentice to michael wolgemut at the age of fifteen in 1486 .