Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. He has been described as the archetype of the "Renaissance man" and as a universal genius. Leonardo is famous for his masterly paintings, such as The Last Supper and Mona Lisa. He is also known for designing many inventions that anticipated modern technology, although few of these designs were constructed in his lifetime. In addition, he helped advance the study of anatomy, astronomy, and civil engineering. Renaissance humanism saw no mutually exclusive polarities between sciences and arts.

External links

• The Mona Lisa Exposed, an ad-supported Tufts University student website dedicated to the Mona Lisa painting
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• Vasari:Life of Leonardo: in Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. The classic vita.
• Alternative views on Leonardo da Vinci
• Leonardo da Vinci on the web page of the Italian National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci
• Searchable version of The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
• The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
• Some digitized notebook pages with explanations from the British Library (Macromedia Shockwave format, works best for broadband users)
• BBC Leonardo homepage
• Analysis of Leonardo's paintings and their riddles - in the context of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code
• The Leonardo Bridge Project
• Leonardo's Horse
• Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman
• Anonymous accusation of homosexuality
• Leonardo da Vinci Homepage
• Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
• Web Gallery of Art
• Leonardo and the Renaissance engineers from Institute and Museum of the History of Science
• Leonardo's artworks now visible in Milan
• Leonardo da Vinci

Illustrated biography with ruminations on alternative interpretations of subliminal meanings in Leonardo's art (including the ubiquitous "John gesture"), conjecture on his personal life, and the "Priory of Sion" / "Da Vinci Code."

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• International Vegetarian Union - about Leonardo's vegetarianism and his stance to animals.
• Mona Lisa on the Web directory with 475 parodies and other versions
• Leonardo's 3-wheeled vehicle on 3-wheelers.com
• Art Gallery - Leonardo da Vinci

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