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portrait 1510 by leonardo 's pupil francesco melzi , c. high renaissance 2 may 1519 amboise , indre-et-loire , france leonardo di ser piero da vinci vinci , tuscany , italy 200px italian many and diverse fields of arts and sciences 15 april 1452 mona man lisa , the last supper , the vitruvian francesco melzi - portrait of leonardo - wga14795.jpg personal life of leonardo da vinci
 leonardo da vinci
personal life of leonardo da vinci

the personal life of leonardo da vinci -lrb- 15 april 1452 -- 2 may 1519 -rrb- has been a subject that has excited interest , enquiry and speculation since within a few years of his death .
leonardo has long been regarded as the archetypal renaissance man , described by the renaissance biographer giorgio vasari as having qualities that `` transcended nature '' and being `` marvellously endowed with beauty , grace and talent in abundance '' .
interest in and curiosity about leonardo has continued unabated for five hundred years .
modern descriptions and analysis of leonardo 's character , personal desires and intimate behavior have been based upon various sources : records concerning him , his biographies , his own written journals , his paintings , his drawings , his associates and commentaries that were made concerning him by contemporaries .
