Leonardo da Vinci Growing up in his father's home, Leonardo had access to scholarly texts owne by family and friends. When he was 15 his father apprenticed him to the renowned workshop of Andrea del Verrochio in florence. In search of bigger challenges and the big money. He entered the service of the Duke of Milan in 1482. The Duke kept Leonardo busy, by painting and sculpting and also desigining cour festivals, but he also put Leonardo to work designing weapons, buildings and machinery. I picked Leonardo because I liked his work and the talent he had. He could draw our build desgins and also create designs most people didnt think where possible during his time.