![]() In 1476, Leonardo and three other young men were charged with the crime of sodomy in an incident that involved a well-known male prostitute. He was an illegitimate child – fortunatelyīecause they were kept secret, many of his discoveries had little influence on scientific advancement in the Renaissance period. To his contemporaries he was known just as Leonardo or “Il Florentine” – since he lived near Florence. Leonardo’s full name at birth was Lionardo di ser Piero da Vinci, which means “Leonardo, (son) of ser Piero from Vinci.” His name was not really “Leonardo da Vinci” Here are 10 surprising facts you (probably) didn’t know about him. He was like a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while the others were all still asleep. Widely considered to be one of the greatest artists of all time, his most famous works included ‘the Mona Lisa’, ‘the Last Supper’ and ‘the Vitruvian Man’.Īlthough he has since been celebrated for his technological ingenuity, Leonardo’s scientific genius largely went undiscovered and unappreciated during his time. ![]() Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was a painter, sculptor, architect, writer, anatomist, geologist, astronomer, botanist, inventor, engineer and scientist – the epitome of a Renaissance man.
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