Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), who filled notebook after notebook with sketches, inventions, and theories, is not only
one of the most exceptional cartoonists of the history of art, but also
a genius and a visionary who anticipated some of the greatest discoveries of human progress, sometimes centuries before their material realization.
From the smallest arteries of the human heart to the distant constellations of the universe, Leonardo understood that nature and science were inextricably linked. His fields of research and his inventiveness encompassed
Philosophy, anatomy, geology and mathematics , from the laws of optics, gravitation, heat and light to the construction of a flying machine.
Leonardo took painting beyond the Middle Ages with works such as
The Last Supper and the very famous
The Mona Lisa (wave
Mona Lisa ), by representing not only physical appearance, but also a
captivating depth and psychological intrigue which continue to attract multitudes of visitors to Paris, Milan, Washington, London and Rome fascinated by these masterpieces.
This book offers a compilation of the most outstanding works of Leonardo, a genius of infinite curiosity,
a feverish imagination and a sublime artistic ability of whom it has often been said that "he did not have enough worlds to conquer or enough lives to live" (Alan Woods).
