What fascinates you about Leonardo da Vinci?

Leonardo is the epitome of the renaissance man. It's possible he sparked it. I definitely think it would have not seemed as significant without his influence. As an artist he developed was of painting different from earlier painters and extremely influential on later painters. read more

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is famous for creating some of the greatest works of art. Of all time! But besides being a brilliant artist, da Vinci was also a scientist, engineer and inventor. read more

Leonardo da Vinci may well have been the greatest inventor in history, yet he had very little effect on the technology of his time. Da Vinci drew sketches and diagrams of his inventions, which he preserved in his notebooks, but either he lost interest in building them or was never able to convince one of his wealthy patrons to finance construction of his designs. read more