His early life was spent in the region of Vinci, in the valley of the Arno River near Florence, firstly with his mother and in later childhood in the household of his father, grandfather and uncle Francesco.
Hans tidiga liv tillbringades i regionen Vinci, i dalen vid floden Arno nära Florens, först med sin mor och senare i sin barndom bodde han i sin faders hushåll, tillsammans med sin farfar och farbror Francesco.