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[[File:Bottegaleoflorence.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Florence workshop.]] | [[File:Bottegaleoflorence.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Florence workshop.]] | ||
'''Bottega di Leonardo''' was the workshop of [[Leonardo da Vinci]], where he would often design and build his inventions, as well as decode pages of the [[Codex]]. | '''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 | Throughout the years, he relocated his operations from [[Florence]], to [[Venice]], then [[Rome]]; however, the workshop would maintain its appearance and purpose. | ||
==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.]] | ||
Whilst living in Florence, Leonardo's workshop was located in the center of the city. There, he created commissions for the local townspeople, one of whom was [[Maria Auditore da Firenze]]. Through her, he 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 had become an [[Assassins|Assassin]] in 1476, Leonardo once hid him in his workshop, | After Ezio had become an [[Assassins|Assassin]] in 1476, Leonardo once hid him in his workshop, whilst he went to intercept the [[Guards|guard]] searching for him.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
Aside from painting and design, Leonardo | Aside from painting and design, Leonardo studied human anatomy in his workshop, the city often sent him deceased bodies for research. Because of this, Ezio was once able to hide a guard he had killed in Leonardo's workshop.<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, from which he designed and built the [[Hidden Blade]]. Through other pages, he | This studio was where Leonardo first received and decoded a page of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s Codex, from which he designed and built the [[Hidden Blade]]. Through other pages, he also constructed upgrades for it including, the second blade, and [[poison blade]].<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
Leonardo also allowed Ezio to practice | Leonardo also allowed Ezio to practice the use of his hidden blade in the courtyard situated 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, and relocated his workshop to Venice.<ref name="AC2"/> | After receiving a commission from a Venetian noble in 1480, Leonardo left Florence, and relocated his workshop to Venice.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
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{{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}} | {{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 | Upon his arrival and subsequent introductory 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 was 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 | Leonardo continued to decode Codex pages for Ezio in this workshop, and designed the [[Hidden Gun]] upgrade of the hidden blade. Here, 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 [[Sixth Apple|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 name="AC2"/> | |||
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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="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | 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="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | ||
He remained there | He remained there after Cesare's [[Fall of Cesare Borgia|fall from power]].<ref name="Brotherhood" /> In 1506, Leonardo spent much 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. During their attempts to find him, Ezio and Leonardo's assistant [[Salaì]] used his workshop to store the da Vinci paintings they recovered, and searched them for clues.<ref name="Brotherhood - Da Vinci Disappearance" /> | |||
==Database Entries== | ==Database Entries== | ||
Revision as of 08:55, 25 October 2011
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
Whilst living in Florence, Leonardo's workshop was located in the center of the city. There, he created commissions for the local townspeople, one of whom was Maria Auditore da Firenze. Through her, he became acquainted with her son, Ezio, who would frequent his different workshops in later years.[1]
After Ezio had become an Assassin in 1476, Leonardo once hid him in his workshop, whilst he went to intercept the guard searching for him.[1]
Aside from painting and design, Leonardo studied human anatomy in his workshop, the city often sent him deceased bodies for research. Because of this, Ezio was once able to hide a guard he had killed in Leonardo's workshop.[1]
This studio was where Leonardo first received and decoded a page of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex, from which he designed and built the Hidden Blade. Through other pages, he also constructed upgrades for it including, the second blade, and poison blade.[1]
Leonardo also allowed Ezio to practice the use of his hidden blade in the courtyard situated 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 Venice.[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 introductory 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 was nearly identical to his workshop in Florence.[1]
Leonardo continued to decode Codex pages for Ezio in this workshop, and designed the Hidden Gun upgrade of the hidden blade. Here, 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.[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.[2]
He remained there after Cesare's fall from power.[2] In 1506, Leonardo spent much time in his workshop studying Pythagoras, and the Pythagorean temple, as well as working on his latest painting, the Mona Lisa.[3]
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. During their attempts to find him, Ezio and Leonardo's assistant Salaì used his workshop to store the da Vinci paintings they recovered, and searched them for clues.[3]
Database Entries
Florence
Leonardo da Vinci opened his own studio after completing his apprenticeship to Verrocchio, one of the most successful Florentine artists of the day.
Between 1476 and 1481, Leonardo probably continued to collaborate 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.
In true da Vinci style, he began the painting, but never finished it.[1]
Venice
During his brief stay in Venice, Leonardo da Vinci was a paid military engineer for the Venetian army, and claimed to be working on a painting of the famous Isabella d'Este, of whom he had made a cartoon while visiting Mantua. Despite promising her repeatedly that he was hard at work, no painting ever materialized.
Although many history books claim Leonardo only visited Venice once, it seems that he used his workshop there as sort of secret retreat, returning to it repeatedly during his life.[1]
Trivia
- The memory "Ace Up My Sleeve" is the first time that Ezio enters the workshop.
- In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, you are able to enter the workshop during the Cristina Memories that take place in Florence.
Gallery
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Concept art of Leonardo's workshop. -
Leonardo looking over his designs.
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Leonardo's workshop in Venice.
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Some of Leonardo's sketches in his workshop.
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Ezio and Salaì in Leonardo's workshop.
