text_original: At the age of twenty he abandoned his calling of gold beater, in which he had been employed up to that time; and he learnt the first rudiments of painting in the workshop of Cosimo Rosselli, where he formed such an intimacy with Baccio della Porta, that they were one soul and one body.
text_transcription: AT THE AGE OF TWENTY HE ABANDONED HIS CALLING OF GOLD BEETRE IN WHICH HE HAD BEEN EMPLOYED UP TO THAT TIME AND HE LEARNT THE FIRST RUDIMENTS OF PAINTING IN THE WORKSHOP OF KAISIMOR ROSSELLI WHERE HE FORMED SUCH AN INTIMACY WITH BACCHO DELLA POTA THAT THEY WERE ONE SOUL AND ONE BODY
phonemes: æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti hiː ɐbˈændənd hɪz kˈɔːlɪŋ ʌv ɡˈoʊld bˈiːɾɚ, ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː hɐdbɪn ɛmplˈɔɪd ˌʌp tə ðæt tˈaɪm; ænd hiː lˈɜːnt ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈuːdɪmənts ʌv pˈeɪntɪŋ ɪnðə wˈɜːkʃɑːp ʌv kəsˈɪmoʊ ɹɔsˈɛli, wˌɛɹ hiː fˈɔːɹmd sˈʌtʃ ɐn ˈɪntɪməsi wɪð bˈæksɪˌoʊ dˈɛlə pˈɔːɹɾə, ðæt ðeɪ wɜː wˈʌn sˈoʊl ænd wˈʌn bˈɑːdi.