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==Florence== | ==Florence== | ||
[[File:Ace 4 v.png|thumb|250px|left|Leonardo allowing Ezio to hide in his workshop.]] | [[File:Ace 4 v.png|thumb|250px|left|Leonardo allowing Ezio to hide in his workshop.]] | ||
Shortly after completing his apprenticeship under {{ | Shortly after completing his apprenticeship under {{Wiki|Andrea del Verrocchio|Verrocchio}}, Leonardo established his own workshop in the center of Florence. There, he created commissions for the local townspeople, one of whom was [[Maria Auditore da Firenze]]. Through her, Leonardo became acquainted with her son, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]], who would frequent his different workshops in later years.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | ||
After Ezio's family was executed in 1476, Leonardo once hid him in his workshop, while he in turn went to intercept the [[Guards|guard]] searching for him.<ref name="AC2"/> | After Ezio's family was executed in 1476, Leonardo once hid him in his workshop, while he in turn went to intercept the [[Guards|guard]] searching for him.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
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 | 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="AC2"/> | ||
[[File:PWYP 4 v.png|thumb|250px|right|Ezio watching Leonardo decipher the Codex.]] | [[File:PWYP 4 v.png|thumb|250px|right|Ezio watching Leonardo decipher the Codex.]] | ||
This studio was where Leonardo first received and decoded a page of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s Codex, with which he repaired the [[Hidden Blade]]. Through other pages, he also constructed upgrades for it, including the second blade | This studio was where Leonardo first received and decoded a page of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s Codex, with which he repaired the [[Hidden Blade]]. Through other pages, he also constructed upgrades for it, including the second blade and an [[Poison Blade|adaption]] which allowed [[poison]] to be used with it.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
Leonardo also allowed Ezio to practice with his | 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="AC2"/> | ||
After receiving a commission from a Venetian noble in 1480, Leonardo left Florence | After receiving a commission from a Venetian noble in 1480, Leonardo left Florence and relocated his workshop to the [[Italy|Italian]] city.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
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==Venice== | ==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.|Assassin's Creed II}} | ||
Upon his arrival and subsequent tour of the city by [[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 name="AC2"/> | Upon his arrival and subsequent tour of the city by [[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 name="AC2"/> | ||
[[File:Leo work 1.png|thumb|250px|right|Mario, Niccolò, Ezio and Leonardo discuss the Apple.]] | [[File:Leo work 1.png|thumb|250px|right|Mario, Niccolò, Ezio and Leonardo discuss the Apple.]] | ||
Leonardo continued to decode Codex pages for Ezio in this workshop, | Leonardo continued to decode Codex pages for Ezio in this workshop, where he built the [[Hidden Gun]] upgrade of the Hidden Blade. As well as this, he also improved the design of his [[Flying Machine]], which allowed Ezio to fly over Venice to the [[Palazzo Ducale di Venezia|Palazzo Ducale]].<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
During 1488, after retrieving the [[Ezio's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]] from [[Rodrigo Borgia]], Ezio took it to Leonardo's workshop. There, he, Leonardo, [[Mario Auditore]], and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] attempted to discover its purpose.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' - ''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)]]''</ref> | During 1488, after retrieving the [[Ezio's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]] from [[Rodrigo Borgia]], Ezio took it to Leonardo's workshop. There, he, Leonardo, [[Mario Auditore]], and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] attempted to discover its purpose.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' - ''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)]]''</ref> | ||
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==Rome== | ==Rome== | ||
In 1499, after being forcibly recruited by the [[Papacy|Papal]] Captain General [[Cesare Borgia]], Leonardo began to design and create weapons and [[war machines]] for the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] forces. As such, by 1500, he had relocated his workshop to Rome.<ref name=" | In 1499, after being forcibly recruited by the [[Papacy|Papal]] Captain General [[Cesare Borgia]], Leonardo began to design and create weapons and [[war machines]] for the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] forces. As such, by 1500, he had relocated his workshop to Rome.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:DaVincidissmain.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Leonardo's ransacked workshop.]] | [[File:DaVincidissmain.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Leonardo's ransacked workshop.]] | ||
He remained there even after Cesare's fall from power | He remained there even after Cesare's fall from power,<ref name="ACB" /> and in 1506, Leonardo spent much of his time in his workshop studying [[Pythagoras]] and the [[Temple of Pythagoras|Pythagorean temple]], as well as working on his latest painting, the [[Mona Lisa]].<ref name="Brotherhood - Da Vinci Disappearance">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' - ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''</ref> | ||
During that same year, Leonardo was kidnapped from his workshop by [[Hermeticists]], who also ransacked the building's room in search of his map to the temple of Pythagoras. He managed to leave a clue for Ezio to find him by writing on the floor of the workshop.<ref name="Brotherhood - Da Vinci Disappearance" /> | During that same year, Leonardo was kidnapped from his workshop by [[Hermeticists]], who also ransacked the building's room in search of his map to the temple of Pythagoras. He managed to leave a clue for Ezio to find him by writing on the floor of the workshop.<ref name="Brotherhood - Da Vinci Disappearance" /> | ||
During their attempts to find the artist, Ezio and Leonardo's assistant [[Salaì]] used his workshop to store the da Vinci paintings they recovered, as well as | During their attempts to find the artist, Ezio and Leonardo's assistant [[Salaì]] used his workshop to store the da Vinci paintings that they recovered, as well as searching them for clues with Ezio's [[Eagle Vision|hidden talent]].<ref name="Brotherhood - Da Vinci Disappearance" /> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The memory "[[Ace Up My Sleeve]]" in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' was the first time that Ezio entered one of Leonardo's workshops. | *The memory "[[Ace Up My Sleeve]]" in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' was the first time that Ezio entered one of Leonardo's workshops. | ||
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', | *In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Ezio was able to enter the workshop during the [[Cristina Memories]] that took place in Florence. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 21:20, 29 July 2012
Bottega di Leonardo was the workshop of the famed polymath Leonardo da Vinci, where he would often design and build his inventions, as well as decode pages of the Codex.
Throughout the years, he relocated his operations from Florence, to Venice, then Rome; however, the workshop would maintain its appearance and purpose.
Florence
Shortly after completing his apprenticeship under Verrocchio, Leonardo established his own workshop in the center of Florence. There, he created commissions for the local townspeople, one of whom was Maria Auditore da Firenze. Through her, Leonardo became acquainted with her son, Ezio, who would frequent his different workshops in later years.[1]
After Ezio's family was executed in 1476, Leonardo once hid him in his workshop, while he in turn went to intercept the guard searching for him.[1]
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.[1]
This studio was where Leonardo first received and decoded a page of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex, with which he repaired the Hidden Blade. Through other pages, he also constructed upgrades for it, including the second blade and an adaption which allowed poison to be used with it.[1]
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.[1]
After receiving a commission from a Venetian noble in 1480, Leonardo left Florence and relocated his workshop to the Italian city.[1]
Venice
- "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.[src]
Upon his arrival and subsequent tour of the city by 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.[1]
Leonardo continued to decode Codex pages for Ezio in this workshop, where he built the Hidden Gun upgrade of the Hidden Blade. As well as this, he also improved the design of his Flying Machine, which allowed Ezio to fly over Venice to the Palazzo Ducale.[1]
During 1488, after retrieving the Apple of Eden from Rodrigo Borgia, Ezio took it to Leonardo's workshop. There, he, Leonardo, Mario Auditore, and Niccolò Machiavelli attempted to discover its purpose.[2]
Despite departing from Venice years later, it was rumored that Leonardo used his workshop there as a secret retreat, returning to it repeatedly during his life.[1]
Rome
In 1499, after being forcibly recruited by the Papal Captain General Cesare Borgia, Leonardo began to design and create weapons and war machines for the Borgia forces. As such, by 1500, he had relocated his workshop to Rome.[3]
He remained there even after Cesare's fall from power,[3] and in 1506, Leonardo spent much of his time in his workshop studying Pythagoras and the Pythagorean temple, as well as working on his latest painting, the Mona Lisa.[4]
During that same year, Leonardo was kidnapped from his workshop by Hermeticists, who also ransacked the building's room in search of his map to the temple of Pythagoras. He managed to leave a clue for Ezio to find him by writing on the floor of the workshop.[4]
During their attempts to find the artist, Ezio and Leonardo's assistant Salaì used his workshop to store the da Vinci paintings that they recovered, as well as searching them for clues with Ezio's hidden talent.[4]
Trivia
- The memory "Ace Up My Sleeve" in Assassin's Creed II was the first time that Ezio entered one of Leonardo's workshops.
- In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Ezio was able to enter the workshop during the Cristina Memories that took place in Florence.
Gallery
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Concept art of Leonardo's workshop. -
Concept art of Leonardo's workshop. -
Leonardo looking over his designs.
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Some of Leonardo's sketches in his workshop.
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Ezio and Salaì in Leonardo's workshop.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Assassin's Creed II
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II - Battle of Forlì (DLC)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - The Da Vinci Disappearance
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