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Leonardo da Vinci

When and where was Leonardo da Vinci born?

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Self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci drawn in red chalk, showing an elderly man with long hair and a flowing beard, with a serious, contemplative expression. — Leonardo da Vinci Self-portrait, drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1517–18; in the Royal Library, Turin, Italy.

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Anchiano, near Vinci, in the Republic of Florence (modern-day Italy).1