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Which subjects were part of Leonardo da Vinciās early elementary education?
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Leonardo da Vinci
Self-portrait, drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1517ā18; in the Royal Library, Turin, Italy.
Leonardo da Vinci received the standard elementary education of his time, which consisted of three core subjects:
- Reading
- Writing
- Arithmetic1
Notably, he did not study Latināthe traditional language of formal learningāduring this early period, nor did he engage with higher mathematics until much later in his life.1