Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (Vinci, 15 April 1452 - Amboise, 2 May 1519) was an Italian painter, engineer, and scientist. A man of universal genius and talent of the Renaissance, he fully embodied the spirit of his age, bringing it to its highest forms of expression in the most varied fields of art and knowledge. He worked in architecture and sculpture, and was a draughtsman, theorist, set designer, anatomist, musician, and, more generally, a designer and inventor. He is considered one of the greatest geniuses in human history.