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Rob
ten Berge:
"That's
the house
where I lived
as assistant
of Leonardo
da Vinci.
My
name was
Francesco
Melzi.
Da
Vinci gave
VITRUVIAN MAN
to me by
testament." |
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Francesco
Melzi/Il Conte
(The
Count).
Italian
painter, born
in Milan c.
1490, son of a
Lombard
aristocrat. At
the age of 15
Melzi met
Leonardo da
Vinci, Melzi
became his
pupil and life
companion. In
1513 he
accompanied da
Vinci to Rome
and in 1517 to
France. Melzi
was a talented
painter, he
worked closely
with and for
da Vinci. When
da Vinci died
in 1519 the
handsome young
man inherited
his
manuscripts,
instruments,
books and
drawings. Some
of da Vinci's
works are
attributed to
Melzi. Melzi
died in Vaprio
d' Addo in
1570. |
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Le
manoir du Clos Lucé,
Loire Valley, Amboise,
France, Leonardo
da Vinci's last home,
he was invited to live
here by the king of
France, Francois
I. Today Le Clos Lucé
is home to a fine
exhibition about
Leonardo's life and
works. |
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