Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. (so many!!) His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man, a man of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination". He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. According to art historian Helen Gardner, the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent and "his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, the man himself mysterious and remote"


He was born on April 15 1452 and died at a age of 67 on May 2 1519.

CLAIM TO FAME: Many experts think Leo was the greatest artist EVER. He spent most of his time living in Milan and other Italian cities and painting MARVELLOUS paintings such as Mona Lisa. But that's not the end to it, he also dreamt up thousands of inventions to fill up pages and pages and pages of notebooks.

EVIL INVENTIONS: What didn't he invent? Leo came up with designs for submarines , helicopters , diving suits , flying machines, cars driven by a spring and armour. Best part is, he thought up of these before anyone did. 

DREADFUL DETAILS:Leonardo was an awesome inventor and all , but he was also a horrible one. He cut up dead bodies in order to improve his drawing skills. He also enjoyed playing jokes on bulls by filling their guts with air. Gross eh?

DON'T MENTION: Leonardo never built most of his inventions and most were forgotten after he died....... saddd

Well, that's all I've got... byeee

~~JERICA