Leonardo followed a longstanding painting tradition in his family, starting at the age of 15 when his father aprenticed him to the workshop of Andrea del Verrochio. Even as an apprentice, Leonardo was showcasing his true, natural talent in art. One of Leonardo's first big moments and breakaways was to paint an angel in Verrochio's "Baptism of Christ," and Leonardo was so much better than his master's that Verrochio said he would never paint again. Leonardo stayed in Verrochio's workshop until 1477, that was when he set up a shingle for himself.
Leonardo reached his scientific achievements with the Duke of Milan in 1482. The Duke kept Leonardo very busy, aside from his painting, the Duke encouraged Leonardo to work designing weapons, buildings and machinery. Leonardo expanded his studies even more, including nature, flying machines, geometry, mechanics, municipal construction, canals and architecture (designing everything from churches to fortresses). From 1513 to 1516, he worked in Rome, maintaining a workshop and undertaking a variety of projects for the Pope
Leonardo Da Vinci, the genius behind all those amazing paintings, also had a great mind for science and architectural design. Leonardo was just a gifted boy all the way from the start, his breakout paintings and his clever use of anatomical accuracy and his architectural knowledge to go along with his eagerness to learn more impressed great patrons like the Medici's as well as the Pope at that time, who made Leonardo a huge name in the renaissance.
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