Leonardo da Vinci was the most outstanding polymath of the Italian Renaissance, making lasting contributions to painting, sculpture, architecture, science, engineering, and anatomy. His masterpieces, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, remain among the most famous works in Western art history.
Da Vinci left behind thousands of notebook pages documenting his deep research into human anatomy, optics, hydrodynamics, and flying machine designs. Many of his inventions—prototypes of the helicopter, tank, and mechanical calculator—were centuries ahead of their time, demonstrating extraordinary visionary thinking.
