Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.

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.
at 15 he started as an apprentice to michael wolgemut in 1486 , although his father wanted him to continue his training as a goldsmith.