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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist and Scientist 1452
–
1519
Leonardo da Vinci is history's foremost Renaissance man, a master of both art and science. Da Vinci is best known as the artist who created such masterpieces as the
Mona Lisa, Madonna of the Rocks,
and
The Last Supper.
Yet he was also a brilliant scientist, architect, engineer, and inventor. In fact, he was one of the best scientific minds of the Renaissance period, carrying out sophisticated research in fields ranging from architecture and civil engineering to astronomy and anatomy. The dynamics of water and the study of
hydraulics
were prominent among his many interests.
A Brief Chronology
Leonardo da Vinci was born ...