INTERVIEW/PROFILE: April 15, 1452: It's the Renaissance, Man!
1452: Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest multitalented artists in our history, is born in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci. Painter, sculptor, anatomist, architect, engineer, geologist: The labels don't even begin to describe him.
Da Vinci's influence is so diverse that few haven't heard of him or his work -- the paintings of Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, the drawing of Vitruvian Man, and the incredible sketches of machines imagined long before they would become possible...
All About Jazz — 1452: Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest multitalented artists in our history, is born in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci. Painter, sculptor, anatomist, architect, engi... more info