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what things did he do when was he born and how is hole life went by 105.245.240.23 (talk) 17:32, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe you will find simple:Leonardo da Vinci easier to understand, if English is not your mother tongue. Alternatively, this article is available in 232 different languages: on mobile, click the icon under the word "Article"; on desktop, the icon is at the end of the row with is name on. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 18:25, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Article is outdated, lacks important data and sources[edit]
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The problems with this article are too numerous to list exhaustively in this introductory note, but here are a few examples:
Section: Rome and France (1513–1519)
The hypothesis that Leonardo accompanied the Pope to Bologna for the meeting with King Francis I has been rejected for lack of evidence by recent scholarship, incl. Laure Fagnart, "Léonard de Vinci à la Cour de France (2019)" and Domenico Laurenza, "Leonardo da Vinci nella Roma di Leone X," Lettura Vinciana no. 43, 2004, among many others.
The article omits a crucial document relating to Leonardo’s displacement from Rome to France, published by Jan Sammer in 2009 in the conference proceedings volume entitled "Léonard de Vinci et la France," specifically a letter with instructions sent by the royal adviser Bonnivet to the French ambassador in Rome, Antonio Maria Pallavicini, requesting the latter to assist Leonardo in his relocation to the French court and to reassure him that he would be well received both by the king and by his mother (Louise de Savoie).
Section: Death
Unsourced errors, such as the claim that Leonardo’s brothers were bequeathed land. They were only bequeathed money. Any decent biography of Leonardo, incl. the one by Laure Fagnart cited above, or Carmen Bambach 2019 opus “Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered” or Jan Sammer’s "Leonardo da Vinci: The Untold Story of His Final Years" contains the correct information.
These are just a couple of examples. The entire article needs a thorough reworking due to its reliance on outdated sources and contrary-to-fact claims for which no source is provided. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.255.168.82 (talk) 07:07, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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