“Leonardo needed an extension of his leave from Florence because he had not finished all of the projects the king wanted. Florence’s leaders acquiesced with the understanding that he would come back at the end of September. Unsurprisingly, that did not occur, and in early October Florence’s gonfaloniere Soderini lost patience. He sent a letter that attacked Leonardo’s honor and threatened Florence’s relations with Milan. “Leonardo has not behaved as he should have done towards the Republic, because he has taken a large sum of money and only made a small beginning on the great work he was commissioned to carry out,” Isaacson, Walter. Leonardo da Vinci (p. 383). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. Isaacson, Walter. Leonardo da Vinci (p. 383). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. ”
