Researchers have identified five homes in Florence where Leonardo da Vinci’s father lived, shedding some light on the Renaissance master’s early years, officials said. Leonardo was born in 1452, the illegitimate son of a Florentine notary and a peasant. After his birth, he was sent to live with his paternal grandfather in Vinci, about 35 kilometres from Florence, but would often visit his father in the city centre. His father, Piero da Vinci, often conducted his notary business from his homes and researchers were able to identify them based on legal documentation from the time, said Alessandro Vezzosi, a Leonardo expert and the director of the Ideal Museum dedicated to the artist in his hometown of Vinci. The discoveries were made by a maths historian Elisabetta Ulivi, who was studying notary documents from the time, he said. Privacy | Conditions of Use | Site Map | Got a Scoop? read more

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