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Leonardo Da Vinci

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General Description
Birthplace: Vinci, Italy
Birthdate: April 15, 1452 (historically)
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Green
Occupation: Painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer
Ideology
Allies: Nico
Zoroaster
Vanessa
Family
Mother: Caterina
Father: Piero da Vinci
Sister(s): Sophia
Show Information
Portrayed by: Tom Riley
First Appearance: The Hanged Man

 Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 — May 2, 1519) is the title character and central protagonist of the Starz Original Series: Da Vinci's Demons. He is an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. He is portrayed by actor Tom Riley.

Biography[]

Leonardo da Vinci is a troubled genius, one who is hungry for knowledge but frustrated that he has not yet found his true calling. He is represented as a bastard who  grows up as a peasant, and somebody who opposes religion and religious notions—consequently, he is a social outcast.

While his genius is uplifting, it also has a destructive component—both to him and the world at large. As a bastard, he yearns for legitimacy; most notably with his father. He is haunted by the absence of his mother, and the mystery surrounding her disappearance. He yearns profoundly to be able to draw her face, as it is the only thing he has [partially] seen that he is unable to draw. Wounded by his father’s disdain, he looks for a surrogate father in both Andrea Verrocchio and the Turk.

Da Vinci is educated, but not yet wise. He will come to realize that personal sacrifice is often necessary for the greater good and will make sacrifices for both Florence and those he loves.[1]

In a possible, alternate timestream witnessed by himself while looking for the Book of Leaves in Machu Picchu, Leonardo died in Nanterre, France, in the year 1525, spending his last days chained to a bed as a prisoner of the Labyrinth. Approaching a possible death in its present time, this date quickly changed to indicate Amboise, in the year 1519 (the historically correct one), as well as Machu Picchu, 1478.

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Relationships[]

Son of: Piero da Vinci

Lover of: Lucrezia Donati

Friend of: Zoroaster da Peretola

Friend of: Niccolò Machiavelli

Friend of: Vanessa Moschella

Memorable quotes[]

Leonardo da Vinci to Andrea del Verrocchio: "The whole point of progress is overreaching."

Leonardo da Vinci to Jacapo Saltarelli : "No one defines me, not Florence's outdated laws...and especially, especially not you."

Leonardo da Vince to Jacapo Saltarelli: "Every kiss sends a message, that one...was goodbye"

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