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Salaì

Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno, better known as Salaì (1480 – 19 January 1524), was an Italian artist and pupil of Leonardo da Vinci from 1490 to 1518. Salaì entered Leonardo's household at the age of ten. Salaì created paintings under the name of Andrea Salaì. He was described as one of Leonardo's students and lifelong companion and servant and was the…

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The Life of Leonardo da VinciLeonardoCarlos CuevasPaul McAuley'sPasquale's Angel
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Early life

MilanGiorgio VasariMona LisaThe Prado's copy of the Mona LisaWalter Isaacson
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Salaì's sexuality

Codex Atlanticus
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Relationship to the Mona Lisa

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Movement
High Renaissance
Notable work
Monna Vanna, Penitent Magdalene
Born
Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno 1480 Oreno, Vimercate, Italy
Died
19 January 1524 (aged 43–44) Milan, Italy
Patrons
Leonardo da Vinci

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Salaì

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related to Others · 31
Salaì → Assassin's Creed, Boy, Brotherhood, Cenacolo, Chiaroscuro, Christopher Grey, DC Comics, DLC, Ezio, Giacomo, Giaconda, He, In, Italian Renaissance, Joseph Orbi, Konigsburg, Leonardo, Leonardo's, Leonardo's Shadow, Mário Cláudio's
related to Early life · 22
Salaì → Although Leonardo, Angelo Incarnato, Bacchus, Baptist, Giocondo, Giorgio Vasari, Giovanni, He, John, Leonardo, Leonardo's, Lisa, Louvre, Milan, Mona Lisa, Monna Vanna, Pietro, Porta Vercellina, Prado's, Some
related to Salaì's sexuality · 12
Salaì → Angelo, Baptist, Codex Atlanticus, It, John, Leonardo, Leonardo's, Louvre, Salaì's, The, The Angel Incarnate, There
related to External links · 8
Salaì → Art, Leonardo, PDF, Royal Library, The, The Metropolitan Museum, Vinci, Windsor Castle
related to Relationship to the Mona Lisa · 4
Salaì → Italian, Louvre, Mona Lisa, The
is a · 3
Salaì → main antagonist.DC Comics' 1995 Vertigo series Chiaroscuro, main character in the 1975 children's historical fiction novel The Second Mrs, principal character with Leonardo in Mário Cláudio's 2014 Portuguese novel Retrato de Rapaz
Born · 1
Salaì → Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno 1480 Oreno, Vimercate, Italy
Died · 1
Salaì → 19 January 1524 (aged 43–44) Milan, Italy
Movement · 1
Salaì → High Renaissance
Notable work · 1
Salaì → Monna Vanna, Penitent Magdalene

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SalaìBornGian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno 1480 Oreno, Vimercate, Italy1.00infobox
SalaìDied19 January 1524 (aged 43–44) Milan, Italy1.00infobox
SalaìMovementHigh Renaissance1.00infobox
SalaìNotable workMonna Vanna, Penitent Magdalene1.00infobox
SalaìPatronsLeonardo da Vinci1.00infobox
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Salaìis amain antagonist.DC Comics' 1995 Vertigo series Chiaroscuro0.90text
Salaìis amain character in the 1975 children's historical fiction novel The Second Mrs0.90text
Salaìis aprincipal character with Leonardo in Mário Cláudio's 2014 Portuguese novel Retrato de Rapaz0.90text
Salaìrelated to Early lifePietro0.60section
Salaìrelated to Early lifeGiovanni0.60section
Salaìrelated to Early lifeLeonardo's0.60section

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