Extrait du livre Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci by Tony Hart and Susan Hellard Flowerpot Childre's press
Leonardo Da Vinci
On the day that Leonardo da Vinci was born, his proud grandfather, Antonio, wrote in his family records, “Saturday, April 15th at 10:30 p.m., 1452, there was born to me a grandson, the child of Ser Piero, my son.” Leonardo was born in a tiny village near a town called Vinci in Italy. His family had taken the name of the town as their surname. Leonardo's parents did not marry each other and so, although he spent his first months being nursed by his mother, Leonardo soon went to live with his father's parents, Antonio and Monna Lucia da Vinci. "It is such pleasure to have a young baby in the house again", sighed Monna Lucia happily.