Use the internet or other sources to learn more about the life of leonardo da vinci. make a list of ten surprising facts about this genius of the renaissance

-Da Vinci was first trained as a musician, a lyre player to be exact, and was simply homeschooled.

-He trained under the Florentine painter Andrea del Verrocchio and spent days observing nature, which prominently featured in his works.

-Leonardo was known to have been able to write with one hand and draw with another at the same time.

-He developed a system of writing backwards to note down his important findings and to hide secret messages, decipherable only through a mirror.

-A theory suggests that Mona Lisa was being entertained by clowns and musicians while Leonardo was painting her.

-Apart from his amazing paintings, Leonardo also made extensive detailed drawings of helicopters, aeroplanes, parachutes, armored tanks, automatic rifles, and other lethal siege weapons.

-He was arrested along with several of his male companions on the allegations of sodomy, a crime punishable by death in 15th century Florence. (His case was dismissed)

-He trained under the Florentine painter Andrea del Verrocchio and spent days observing nature, which prominently featured in his works.

-Leonardo was the love child of a lawyer by the name of Ser Piero and a peasant named Caterina.

-Leonardo was almost executed.

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