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Leonardo was also likely a homosexual. This theory is supported by the fact that in 1476, he was accused of sodomy. It is also speculated that Salai, his assistant for many years, was his lover. His painting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John_the_Baptist_%28Leonardo%29 ''St. John the Baptist''] was one of many paintings in which Salai was the model used, and upon his death in 1519, he left the Mona Lisa to him. | Leonardo was also likely a homosexual. This theory is supported by the fact that in 1476, he was accused of sodomy. It is also speculated that Salai, his assistant for many years, was his lover. His painting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John_the_Baptist_%28Leonardo%29 ''St. John the Baptist''] was one of many paintings in which Salai was the model used, and upon his death in 1519, he left the Mona Lisa to him. | ||
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- "Ezio! So good to see you! How can I be of service?"
- ―Leonardo’s greeting to Ezio[src]
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, botanist and writer in the Italian Renaissance.
He befriends Ezio Auditore early on in the plot of Assassin's Creed II and they remain as such for the remainder of the game. His main role is to decipher codex pages that are found throughout Italy, some of which turn out to be design sketches that he uses to make upgrades to Ezio’s Hidden Blade. He also invented the Flying Machine that Ezio uses when he sets out to assassinate Carlo Grimaldi.
Biography
HE GREW UP AND WOZ CLEVER THE END.
Characteristics and personality
His portrayal in Assassin's Creed II depicts Leonardo da Vinci as a cheerful and optimistic man. Ezio is his best friend, and as such, he treats him like a brother and has taken great risks for trying to protect him, even though he says later in the game that courage is not his strong suit.
Despite being an accomplished and respected artist, as well as deeply curious about the world's wonders, Leonardo da Vinci was also a chronic procrastinator. Most of his commissioned works took years longer than anticipated and many were never even finished. It is possible that this was because he did not feel his work to be important enough to devote his life to, as when he meets Ezio, he complains that it lacks purpose and he wishes to do something which has more impact on the world, such as architecture. Regardless, when Leonardo is intrigued by something, he becomes insatiably curious and often impossible to communicate with, as demonstrated when Ezio brings him Altaïr's codex pages for decryption.
Leonardo was also likely a homosexual. This theory is supported by the fact that in 1476, he was accused of sodomy. It is also speculated that Salai, his assistant for many years, was his lover. His painting St. John the Baptist was one of many paintings in which Salai was the model used, and upon his death in 1519, he left the Mona Lisa to him.
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