Why is Leonardo da Vinci considered a genius?

Leonardo da Vinci was many things: a painter, an architect, an engineer, a theatrical producer—and gay, illegitimate, and wildly popular in Renaissance-era Italy ... Today, the term “genius” is bandied about to describe pop stars, stand-up comedians, and even footballers. ..... Hint: It's called speed-breeding. read more

But Leonardo Da Vinci was not just a painter and artist, he was also an engineer, architect, scientist, inventor, cartographer, anatomist, botanist and writer. And no he was not a Jack of all Trades, he was a master in almost every field, in effect a true Polymath and genius. read more

Leonardo da Vinci is the Shakespeare of art and engineering. Both creative titans died many centuries ago, but live so vibrantly in modern imaginations they feel like our contemporaries. Getting into the hottest new Shakespeare production is a tricky business but this weekend, I finally watched Michael Fassbender in Macbeth. read more