Leonardo da Vinci is one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance and of all time. An entirely self-taught intellectual giant, he was endlessly curious about the physical world. His amazing notebooks reveal the breadth of his research into areas as diverse as anatomy architecture, botany, geometry, mathematics, physics and engineering including his extraordinarily prescient anticipation of modern technology. Today he lives for us as an artist in such milestones of painting as the Virgin of the Rocks and Mona Lisa.
About the Author
Alessandro Vezzosi, art critic and expert on Leonardo da Vinci, is author of numerous books, articles, and exhibition catalogues and has organized many exhibitions on Leonardo, as well as on Renaissance and modern art. A native of Vinci, he is founder and director of its Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci.
