The mysterious Leonardo

The artist and scientist, the inventor and musician, the architect and the sculptor - Leonardo"s talents are multifaceted and unpredictable, as well as the turns of his fate, and the history of the life of the great master is still full of puzzles. From whom did he write his famous portraits? What did you want to find when studying the structure of the human body? Why did he not manage to finish one of his most famous works? All that remains for us is his diaries and paintings, the memories of his contemporaries and many unsolved secrets. One thing is obvious - each canvas created by Leonardo da Vinci - this is a reflection of not only his artistic genius, but also amazing finds in completely different areas of his interests - from anatomy to studying nature, from design to music. This book invites you to plunge in Italy of the 15th century, go along with the artist his entire life path and look at the paintings on a par with his contemporaries and with art historians. Perhaps it is in painting that the real answer lies to the question: who was the Leonardo da Vinci really?