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Did Leonardo da Vinci have a family?
Leonardo appears to have had no close relationships with women except for his friendship with Cecilia Gallerani and the two Este sisters, Beatrice and Isabella.
Tell me about his personal life.?
inform Leonardo's brothers of his death, described Leonardo's feelings for his pupils as both loving and passionate.
Who were his pupils?
intimate relationships were perhaps with his pupils Salai and Melzi.
Melzi.

Question: Was he close to his pupils?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Leonardo da Vinci close to his pupils?