Audio Book-Leonardo
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
Italian (General) North American (General)Transcript
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around the time that he had reached the unnerving milestone of turning 30 Leonardo da Vinci wrote a letter to the ruler of Milan listing the reasons he should be given a job. He had been moderately successful as a painter in Florence, but he had trouble finishing his commission and was searching for new horizons. In the 1st 10 paragraphs, he touted his engineering skills, including his ability to design bridges, waterways, cannons, armored vehicles and public buildings. Only in the 11th paragraph at the end did he add that he was also an artist. Likewise, in a painting are going to do everything possible, he wrote.