Leonardoda Vinci

Le·o·nar·do da Vin·ci (lē'ə-närʹdō də vĭnʹchē, dä, lā'-), 1452-1519.

Italian painter, engineer, musician, and scientist. The most versatile genius of the Renaissance, Leonardo filled notebooks with engineering and scientific observations that were in some cases centuries ahead of their time. As a painter Leonardo is best known for The Last Supper (c. 1495) and Mona Lisa (c. 1503).

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