Leonardo da Vinci

Author: Hao Huaiming
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Remember the mysterious and beautiful smile of Mona Lisa? Remember Jesus's resigned gaze in The Last Supper? But Leonardo da Vinci was not just a painter; he was also skilled in engineering, anatomy, astronomy, mathematics, and optics. As the eternal representative of the Renaissance, he was the greatest of the great amateurs, leaving behind a legacy that no one after him could match. This book is a biographical story that vividly recounts the life of Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian Renaissance artist, natural scientist, and engineer. From a young age, he showed remarkable talent in painting and became a famous painter in his youth. He worked as a hydraulic engineering expert and military engineer, being a rare polymath. He remained unmarried throughout his life, always living a life of constant travel and toil for his ideals. His works perfectly combined science and art, standing alone in the history of world art. His "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa" are timeless masterpieces in the history of painting. He is known alongside Michelangelo and Raphael as the "Three Greats" of the Italian Renaissance.