Growing up in his father's Vinci home, Leonardo had access to scholarly texts ... In addition to being just about the smartest person ever, Leonardo is reported to have been a strikingly handsome man ...
It is apparent from the works of Leonardo and his early biographers that he was a man of high integrity and very ... Gelb (1998). How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
Leonardo da Vinci was the embodiment of the Renaissance ideal of the universal man, the first artist to attain complete mastery over all branches of art.