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King Francis I of France, portrait by Pierre Dumonstier, after a drawing by Jean Clouet; in the BibliothĂšque Nationale, Paris.
During his final years in France, Leonardo da Vinci lived at the residence of Cloux, which is now known as Clos-Lucé. This residence was located near the summer palace of King Francis I in Amboise, situated along the Loire River. Leonardo moved there in 1516 at the invitation of the king and remained until his death in 1519, serving as the monarch's first painter, architect, and engineer.1