... was lost.It was in Florence that Leonardo had his greatest following, and it was during his years there thathe painted such classics as the Mona Lisa.In 1506 Leonardo obtained temporary leave ... life, as one can see in his work as a scientist.At the age of 17, Leonardo was apprenticed to a man named Andrea del Verrocchio, a localsculpter and painter of Florence. While there, Leonardo ... an artist who was more fittingly, and without qualification, described as a genius. Like Shakespeare, Leonardo came from an insignificant background and rose to universalacclaim. Leonardo was...