At seventeen years old, Leonardo Da Vinci went to Florence in hopes of becoming an apprentice of painting under the instruction of Andrea del Verrochio, who was the leading Florentine painter and sculptor at the time. In Florence under Verrochio is where Leonardo's appreciation of science began. He used science to enhance his paintings and was right away intrigued. (Leonardo da Vinci) An interest sparked in Verrocchio's workshop, either in response to his masters intellect or to that of Verrocchio's neighbor Pollaiuolo, who was renowned for his fascination with the workings of the human body. Leonardo was exposed to a multitude of skills in Florence, where he learned much about drafting, chemistry, metallurgy, metal working, plaster casting,