Good Morrow Pierro Vespucci,
I write to you as my future good friend and possible ally for the Grand Council Chamber in the Palazzo Della Signoria. Florence is looking for an artist who will best represent the political identity of Florence, at the best account. I have admired your work in the Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci, and the detail put into the features of the fresco used with oil. Although my expertise on human anatomy and features need no revision, two Florentine artists are better than one. Both of our approaches on a type of “journey” in this fresco are alike and will bring no problems throughout the task together. I hope this letter finds you well and that you reply in the affirmative regarding this apprenticeship to an artwork of a lifetime.
Distinti saluti,
Leonardo da Vinci

Good Morrow Pierro Vespucci,
I write to you as my future good friend and possible ally for the Grand Council Chamber in the Palazzo Della Signoria. Florence is looking for an artist who will best represent the political identity of Florence, at the best account. I have admired your work in the Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci, and the detail put into the features of the fresco used with oil. Although my expertise on human anatomy and features need no revision, two Florentine artists are better than one. Both of our approaches on a type of “journey” in this fresco are alike and will bring no problems throughout the task together. I hope this letter finds you well and that you reply in the affirmative regarding this apprenticeship to an artwork of a lifetime.
Distinti saluti,
Leonardo da Vinci

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