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'''Bottega di Leonardo a Firenze''' is the workshop of [[Leonardo da Vinci]] in [[Florence]] .
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==Databse Entry==
{{Update|''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''}}
''Leonardo da Vinci opened his own studio after completing his apprenticeship to Verrocchio, one of the most successful Florentine artists of the day.''
[[File:PWYP 4 v.png|thumb|250px|Leonardo with Ezio in his workshop]]
The '''Bottega di Leonardo''' was the workshop of the [[Renaissance]] polymath [[Leonardo da Vinci]], where he would design and build his inventions, as well as decode pages of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] at the request of his friend, the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]. Throughout the years, Leonardo relocated his operations from [[Florence]] to [[Venice]], then [[Rome]], though the workshop maintained its appearance and purpose.


''Between 1476 and 1481, Leonardo probablycontinued to colaborate with Verrocchio, although no one is quite sure what he was working on. In 1481, he was given his first commission by the monks of San Donato a Scopeto, to paint The Adoration of Magi.''
==Locations==
===Florence===
{{Quote|Maestro Leonardo was commissioned by a Venetian noble to paint some portraits. He paid for the Maestro to move his entire workshop to Venezia. It's quite an opportunity!|A civilian informing Ezio of Leonardo's relocation, 1480.|Assassin's Creed II|Road Trip}}
Shortly after completing his apprenticeship under [[Andrea del Verrocchio]], Leonardo established his own workshop in the center of [[Florence]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Bottega di Leonardo a Firenze]]</ref> There, he created commissions for the local townspeople, one of whom was [[Maria Auditore da Firenze|Maria Auditore]]. Through her, Leonardo became acquainted with her son Ezio,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Friend of the Family]]</ref> who became his good friend and would frequent his different workshops in later years.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
 
[[File:Ace 4 v.png|thumb|250px|left|Leonardo distracting a guard]]
After Ezio's father [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]] and brothers [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] were executed on false treason charges in 1476,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref> Leonardo once hid him in his workshop while he went to intercept a [[Soldier|guard]] searching for him. Aside from painting and design, Leonardo also studied [[human]] anatomy. He stored and dissected bodies in his workshop, which the city often sent him for research. Because of this, Ezio was once able to hide a guard he had killed in Leonardo's residence.<ref name="Ace Up My Sleeve">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Ace Up My Sleeve]]</ref>
 
This studio was where Leonardo first received and decoded a page of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex, with which he repaired Ezio's [[Hidden Blade]].<ref name="Ace Up My Sleeve"/> Through other pages, he also constructed upgrades for it, including a second blade,<ref name="Practice What You Preach">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Practice What You Preach]]</ref> and an [[Poison Blade|adaption]] that delivered [[poison]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[A Blade With Bite]]</ref> Leonardo also allowed Ezio to practice with his Hidden Blade in the courtyard next to the workshop; instructing his assistant at the time, Vincenzo, to set up dummies for him to use.<ref name="Practice What You Preach"/> Leonardo eventually left his workshop in Florence in 1480 and relocated to [[Venice]] after receiving a commission from a local noble.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Road Trip]]</ref><ref name="Database Venice">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Bottega di Leonardo a Venezia]]</ref>
 
===Venice===
{{Quote|And now, I present to you, your workshop, Ser da Vinci! We spared no expense in its design! You'll see it is perfect; as if you never left Firenze!|Alvise da Vilandino welcoming Leonardo to his new workshop, 1481.|Assassin's Creed II|Benvenuto}}
Upon his arrival and subsequent tour of the city with [[Alvise da Vilandino]], Leonardo was introduced to his new workshop. Alvise commented that it would be "as if he never left Firenze," and indeed, the building and interior were nearly identical to his workshop in Florence.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Benvenuto]]</ref> Leonardo continued to decode Codex pages for Ezio in this workshop, where he built the [[Hidden Gun]] upgrade for the Hidden Blade.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Knowledge Is Power]]</ref> As well as this, he also improved the design of his [[Flying Machine]], which allowed Ezio to fly to the [[Palazzo Ducale di Venezia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained]]</ref>
 
[[File:Leo work 1.png|thumb|250px|Mario, Leonardo, Niccolò, and Ezio discussing the Apple]]
In 1488, after retrieving an [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]] from [[Rodrigo Borgia]], Ezio took it to Leonardo's workshop. There, he, his uncle [[Mario Auditore|Mario]], [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], and Leonardo attempted to discover its purpose, to no avail. Ezio and Niccolò then decided to entrust the Apple to their ally, [[Caterina Sforza]], while Mario invited Leonardo to visit the [[Villa Auditore]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Play Along]]</ref> Leonardo accepted the invite and relocated to [[Monteriggioni]], continuing to decode Codex pages brought by Ezio.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[X Marks the Spot]]</ref> Despite having abandoned his Venetian workshop, rumors began to circulate that Leonardo used it as a secret retreat, returning to it repeatedly during his life.<ref name="Database Venice"/>
 
===Rome===
{{Quote|I intended to accompany you to the docks, but we cannot leave my workshop without my assistant.|Leonardo to Ezio, 1506.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|A Roll of the Dice}}
In 1499, after being forcibly recruited by the [[Papacy|Papal]] Captain General [[Cesare Borgia]], Leonardo began to design weapons and [[war machine]]s for the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]]. As such, by 1500, he had relocated his workshop to [[Rome]].<ref name="An Unexpected Visitor">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[An Unexpected Visitor]]</ref> Around 1502, Ezio's [[Assassin apprentice|apprentice]] [[Francesco Vecellio]] visited the workshop and commissioned two Hidden Bolts, since Ezio denied him the right to wield a Hidden Gun. Leonardo accepted but requested a large payment upfront,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref> because the Borgia were not paying him for their war machines.<ref name="An Unexpected Visitor"/> Leonardo remained in Rome even after Cesare's fall from power,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[All Roads Lead To...]]</ref> and spent the next few years studying [[Pythagoras]] and the [[Temple of Pythagoras|Pythagorean Temple]], as well as working on his latest painting, the ''[[Lisa del Giocondo|Mona Lisa]]''.<ref name="A Roll of the Dice">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]] – [[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' – [[A Roll of the Dice]]</ref>
 
In 1505, Ezio visited Leonardo while he worked on the ''Mona Lisa'', though the latter was so engrossed in his art that he initially failed to notice his guest. Ezio had come to inform Leonardo that he had thwarted an attempt on his life by [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] hired by Pope [[Julius II]], but ultimately decided against disturbing his friend's work and left without saying a word.<ref name="Reflections">''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 1|Issue #1]]</ref>
 
[[File:Decoding Da Vinci 2.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio examining one of the paintings]]
In 1506, [[Hermeticists]] led by [[Ercole Massimo]] kidnapped Leonardo from his workshop and ransacked the room in search of his map to the Temple of Pythagoras.<ref name="A Roll of the Dice"/> During the ordeal, Leonardo managed to leave a clue for Ezio to find him by writing on the floor of the workshop. During their attempts to find the artist, Ezio and Leonardo's assistant [[Salaì]] used his workshop to store the recovered da Vinci paintings and examine them for clues using Ezio's [[Eagle Vision]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]] – [[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' – [[Decoding Da Vinci]]</ref>


''In true da Vinci style, he began the painting, but never finished it.''
==Trivia==
*This is the place where [[Ezio Auditore Da Firenze|Ezio Auditore's]]  hidden blade was repaired, the secong hidden blade was built and where th poison blade upgarde was made.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
[[File:20100806103907!Leonardo_workshop.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Leonardo reading his designs]][[File:Leonardo_workshop_copy.jpg|thumb|276px|Concept Art of Leonardo's workshop]]
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Bottega di Leonardo concept art - AC2.jpg|Early concept art of Leonardo's workshop
Leonardo workshop ACII.jpg|Concept art of Leonardo's workshop
AC2 workshop concept.jpg|Additional concept art of Leonardo's workshop
Ace up my sleeve 2.png|Leonardo deciphering a Codex page
NVNG 1.png|Ezio asking Leonardo about his Flying Machine
Renaissance Man PL.jpg|Leonardo making the Hidden Bolt for Francesco Vecellio
A Roll of the Dice 9.png|Ezio and Salaì inside Leonardo's workshop
AC Nexus Ezio and Leonardo.jpg|Leonardo in his workshop in 1509
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
**''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''
*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Del}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]''
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''
 
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Leonardo with Ezio in his workshop

The Bottega di Leonardo was the workshop of the Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci, where he would design and build his inventions, as well as decode pages of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex at the request of his friend, the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore. Throughout the years, Leonardo relocated his operations from Florence to Venice, then Rome, though the workshop maintained its appearance and purpose.

Locations[edit | edit source]

Florence[edit | edit source]

"Maestro Leonardo was commissioned by a Venetian noble to paint some portraits. He paid for the Maestro to move his entire workshop to Venezia. It's quite an opportunity!"
―A civilian informing Ezio of Leonardo's relocation, 1480.[src]-[m]

Shortly after completing his apprenticeship under Andrea del Verrocchio, Leonardo established his own workshop in the center of Florence.[1] There, he created commissions for the local townspeople, one of whom was Maria Auditore. Through her, Leonardo became acquainted with her son Ezio,[2] who became his good friend and would frequent his different workshops in later years.[3]

Leonardo distracting a guard

After Ezio's father Giovanni and brothers Federico and Petruccio were executed on false treason charges in 1476,[4] Leonardo once hid him in his workshop while he went to intercept a guard searching for him. Aside from painting and design, Leonardo also studied human anatomy. He stored and dissected bodies in his workshop, which the city often sent him for research. Because of this, Ezio was once able to hide a guard he had killed in Leonardo's residence.[5]

This studio was where Leonardo first received and decoded a page of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex, with which he repaired Ezio's Hidden Blade.[5] Through other pages, he also constructed upgrades for it, including a second blade,[6] and an adaption that delivered poison.[7] Leonardo also allowed Ezio to practice with his Hidden Blade in the courtyard next to the workshop; instructing his assistant at the time, Vincenzo, to set up dummies for him to use.[6] Leonardo eventually left his workshop in Florence in 1480 and relocated to Venice after receiving a commission from a local noble.[8][9]

Venice[edit | edit source]

"And now, I present to you, your workshop, Ser da Vinci! We spared no expense in its design! You'll see it is perfect; as if you never left Firenze!"
―Alvise da Vilandino welcoming Leonardo to his new workshop, 1481.[src]-[m]

Upon his arrival and subsequent tour of the city with Alvise da Vilandino, Leonardo was introduced to his new workshop. Alvise commented that it would be "as if he never left Firenze," and indeed, the building and interior were nearly identical to his workshop in Florence.[10] Leonardo continued to decode Codex pages for Ezio in this workshop, where he built the Hidden Gun upgrade for the Hidden Blade.[11] As well as this, he also improved the design of his Flying Machine, which allowed Ezio to fly to the Palazzo Ducale di Venezia.[12]

Mario, Leonardo, Niccolò, and Ezio discussing the Apple

In 1488, after retrieving an Apple of Eden from Rodrigo Borgia, Ezio took it to Leonardo's workshop. There, he, his uncle Mario, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Leonardo attempted to discover its purpose, to no avail. Ezio and Niccolò then decided to entrust the Apple to their ally, Caterina Sforza, while Mario invited Leonardo to visit the Villa Auditore.[13] Leonardo accepted the invite and relocated to Monteriggioni, continuing to decode Codex pages brought by Ezio.[14] Despite having abandoned his Venetian workshop, rumors began to circulate that Leonardo used it as a secret retreat, returning to it repeatedly during his life.[9]

Rome[edit | edit source]

"I intended to accompany you to the docks, but we cannot leave my workshop without my assistant."
―Leonardo to Ezio, 1506.[src]-[m]

In 1499, after being forcibly recruited by the Papal Captain General Cesare Borgia, Leonardo began to design weapons and war machines for the Borgia. As such, by 1500, he had relocated his workshop to Rome.[15] Around 1502, Ezio's apprentice Francesco Vecellio visited the workshop and commissioned two Hidden Bolts, since Ezio denied him the right to wield a Hidden Gun. Leonardo accepted but requested a large payment upfront,[16] because the Borgia were not paying him for their war machines.[15] Leonardo remained in Rome even after Cesare's fall from power,[17] and spent the next few years studying Pythagoras and the Pythagorean Temple, as well as working on his latest painting, the Mona Lisa.[18]

In 1505, Ezio visited Leonardo while he worked on the Mona Lisa, though the latter was so engrossed in his art that he initially failed to notice his guest. Ezio had come to inform Leonardo that he had thwarted an attempt on his life by mercenaries hired by Pope Julius II, but ultimately decided against disturbing his friend's work and left without saying a word.[19]

Ezio examining one of the paintings

In 1506, Hermeticists led by Ercole Massimo kidnapped Leonardo from his workshop and ransacked the room in search of his map to the Temple of Pythagoras.[18] During the ordeal, Leonardo managed to leave a clue for Ezio to find him by writing on the floor of the workshop. During their attempts to find the artist, Ezio and Leonardo's assistant Salaì used his workshop to store the recovered da Vinci paintings and examine them for clues using Ezio's Eagle Vision.[20]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Early concept art of Leonardo's workshop
    Early concept art of Leonardo's workshop
  • Concept art of Leonardo's workshop
    Concept art of Leonardo's workshop
  • Additional concept art of Leonardo's workshop
    Additional concept art of Leonardo's workshop
  • Leonardo deciphering a Codex page
    Leonardo deciphering a Codex page
  • Ezio asking Leonardo about his Flying Machine
    Ezio asking Leonardo about his Flying Machine
  • Leonardo making the Hidden Bolt for Francesco Vecellio
    Leonardo making the Hidden Bolt for Francesco Vecellio
  • Ezio and Salaì inside Leonardo's workshop
    Ezio and Salaì inside Leonardo's workshop
  • Leonardo in his workshop in 1509
    Leonardo in his workshop in 1509

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Bottega di Leonardo a Firenze
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Friend of the Family
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed II
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Last Man Standing
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed II – Ace Up My Sleeve
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed II – Practice What You Preach
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – A Blade With Bite
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Road Trip
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Bottega di Leonardo a Venezia
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Benvenuto
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Knowledge Is Power
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Play Along
  14. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – X Marks the Spot
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – An Unexpected Visitor
  16. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio
  17. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – All Roads Lead To...
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – The Da Vinci Disappearance – A Roll of the Dice
  19. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Reflections – Issue #1
  20. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – The Da Vinci Disappearance – Decoding Da Vinci

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